the deliberate killing or severe mistreatment of a large number of people from a particular national or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group:
“a campaign of genocide” · “news of genocides went unreported”
Ukraine is a nation and Ukrainians are ethnic group.
They’re not even attempting to exterminate an entire race. Words have meanings
You’re right, they do.
gen·o·cide
[ˈjenəˌsīd]
noun
the deliberate killing or severe mistreatment of a large number of people from a particular national or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group: “a campaign of genocide” · “news of genocides went unreported”
Ukraine is a nation and Ukrainians are ethnic group.
But it’s not the EnTiRe RaCe, so it’s just sparkling ethnic cleansing.