NATO members, we plead to protect the Ukrainian sky! To stop the Russian genocide of Ukrainians, crimes against humanity, and nuclear genocide, a no-fly zone should be imposed! Every day of delays costs hundreds of lives and increases the risk of a global nuclear catastrophe. If a no-fly zone is too risky for NATO, equip Ukraine with air defense capabilities and jets as promised! Do it today! Before it is too late!

On the 4th of March, 2022 Russian troops fired Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. For the first time in world history, troops have struck at such an important strategic object, threatening Europe and the world with a nuclear catastrophe.б

Nine days ago, the life of Ukraine, Europe, and the entire world changed forever. Russia has launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine with a full-scale invasion into our territory. This war is not only against Ukraine, it is a war against democracy, freedom, and humanity in the world.

Apart from Ukraine’s military objects, Russia is aiming directly at civilian residential areas, hospitals and maternity houses, kindergartens and universities, churches, and even the Holocaust memorial in Kyiv. Some Ukrainian cities such as Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Kherson are currently in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. Russian massive and relentless shelling makes it impossible to deliver humanitarian aid to these cities and safely evacuate women and children from the siege. Russian actions are the genocide of the Ukrainian people. Hague tribunal investigators have set up to Ukraine to record these crimes.

But the night of March 4 showed that even the extermination of Ukrainians is not the only goal of Russia’s bloodthirsty regime. By shelling the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the occupying forces called into question the survival of all mankind and even the lives of their own citizens.

The whole world presented tremendous support for Ukraine. However, last night’s events showed that apart from humanitarian and military aid, what Ukraine needs the most right now is a safe sky. This will prevent the enemy from inflicting treacherous night airstrikes on peaceful cities and strategic infrastructure.

The petition for the protection of the Ukrainian sky and No Fly Zone has already received more than a million votes from residents of different countries. The whole world understands the importance of protecting the Ukrainian sky. Now is the time for all democratic governments that share the values ​​of human life to prove their humanistic ideas.

On behalf of the millions of Ukrainians who have been in shelters and bomb shelters since February 24, in memory of the more than 2,000 civilians killed by the Russian bombing, we call on the parliaments and governments of NATO member states to PROTECT THE UKRAINIAN SKY!!

Save the lives of thousands of Ukrainians! Save humanity! Help stop this war!

Signatories of the statement

1. Center for Civil Liberties
2. ZMINA 
3. CHESNO Movement 
4. DEJURE Foundation
5. Transparency International Ukraine 
6. ANTAC
7. VOX Ukraine
8. Center for Defense Strategies
9. Bihus.Info
10. Educational center ACREC
11. Independent Defense Anticorrution Comission—NAKO 
12. AllUkranian Association “Automaidan”
13. Center for united асtions
14. ​​Center for Political Studies
15. Institute of Legislative Ideas
16. Anti-corruption Headquarter
17. Slidstvo.Info
18. Crym SOS
19. Fulcrum UA
20. Invisible 
21. Crimean Human Rights Group
22. ​​Platform for the release of Kremlin political prisoners
23. Social Action Centre 
24. Crimean Tatar Resource Center
25. Crimean Tatar Youth Center
26. Center for political analysis and forecasting “Crimea”
27. Kyiv educational center “Tolerspace”
28. Crimean Center for Business and Cultural Cooperation “Ukrainian House”
29. Editorial office of the newspaper “Crimean room”
30. ISAR Ednania 
31. Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group
32. Helsinki Initiative-XXI
33. Environmental and Humanitarian Association ‘Green World’
34. Digital Security Lab Ukraine
35. StateWatch
36. Human Rights House Crimea
37. Human Rights House in Chernihiv
38. Гуманітарна студія “Хвиля”
39. Благодійний фонд “Людина і право”
40. SMART Media
41. ГО «ГРУПА ВПЛИВУ» 
42. UCIPR, Ukrainian  Center independent political research 
43. Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Unio
44. Truth Hounds NGO
45. NGO Center for development and democracy
46. NGO Institute for political&information research
47. Center for political analysis and forecasting “Crimea”
48. Media Initiative for Human Rights
49. ​Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law
50. NGO “Women’s Anti-Corruption Movement” 
51. Khmelnytsky Reform Council Coalition
52. Centre for Economic Strategy
53. Sumy platform of reforms
54. Community foundation SUMY
55. Social Partnership Centre
56. Civic platform “Act!”
57. Public Bureau “Human Rights”