US EditionUN Accuses Russia of Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine
A UN inquiry finds Russian drone strikes in southern Ukraine forced thousands to flee, targeting civilians, aid convoys, and first responders over more than a year.
- The UN's report accuses Russia of committing crimes against humanity by forcibly transferring populations during its ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as noted in the report presented to the UN General Assembly.
- The report highlights that deliberately targeting humanitarian efforts is a grave violation of international law and may constitute a war crime.
- Russian armed forces have conducted drone attacks on civilian areas for over a year, hitting emergency responders repeatedly despite clear markings, indicating a severe breach of humanitarian norms.
- The commission indicated that Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children could also be considered war crimes and possible crimes against humanity.
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Human Rights Commission says Russia systematically used drones to target civilians and political objects
Moscow committed another "crime against humanity" by forcing the population to flee the territories controlled by Kiev due to continuous drone attacks against civilians, according to the report of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission on Ukraine.
Russia has set up a system to terrorize the Ukrainian civilian population near the front lines with small drones, which chase them and drop hand grenades. A UN report states that thousands of civilians have been driven from their homes, and that this constitutes a crime against humanity. Soldiers also testify to how Russian drones attack all vehicles, civilian and military, in frontline areas.
Russia seems to be pursuing Ukrainian civilians with drones. An independent international commission of inquiry report says that this should drive people out of the areas on the front. The report will be presented to the UN General Assembly this week.
Russia is systematically attacking civilian targets in Ukraine with drones and deporting residents from occupied territories, which are crimes against humanity and war crimes.
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