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UN Labels Russia's Kherson Drone Campaign as War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

The United Nations confirmed that Russian forces committed crimes against humanity by targeting civilians with drones in Kherson, according to the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.
The drone attacks, described as systematic and part of a coordinated state policy, have resulted in the deaths of nearly 150 civilians and hundreds of others injured since July 2024, according to the Commission.
Eyewitness accounts detail drones tracking and attacking civilians, which the Commission identified as clear violations of international humanitarian law.
The Commission highlighted the atmosphere of fear created by the drone attacks, keeping residents indoors, according to a senior Kherson hospital official.

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Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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Drone Attacks in Cherson: over 150 Civilians Killed, Uno Makes Serious Accusations

In the Cherson region, the Russian armed forces are targeting civilians with drones. Their deployment has significantly changed the war.

21 hours ago·Zürich, Switzerland

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jurist.org

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UN investigators: Russian drone attacks on Ukraine civilians constitute crime against humanity

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine published a report Wednesday declaring Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians in Kherson oblast as crimes against humanity and war crimes. The commission claimed that roughly 150 Ukrainian civilians have been killed as a result of the systematic Russian drone attacks: Starting from July 2024, Russian armed forces systematically attacked civilians with drones in Kherson city and…

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Atlantic Council

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UN probe: Russia’s ‘human safari’ in Ukraine is a crime against humanity

UN investigators have concluded that a coordinated Russian campaign of deadly drone strikes targeting civilians in southern Ukraine's Kherson region is a crime against humanity, writes Peter Dickinson.

1 day ago·Washington, United States

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Byline Times

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UN Confirms Russian Drone Attacks on Kherson are Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes

Zarina Zabrisky, who first exposed the "human safari" in Kherson for Byline Times in July 2024, reports on the UN’s historic confirmation that Russia deliberately targeted civilians in a campaign of terror.

2 days ago

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Il Post

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For the UN Russia Has Committed Crimes Against Humanity and War by Attacking Civilians with Drones in Ukraine

2 days ago·Italy

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Radio Free Europe/ RadioLiberty

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Russian Drone Attacks In Ukraine's Kherson Amount To War Crimes, Says UN

Russia's military has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in its drone attacks on civilian targets in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, a new United Nations report has found.

2 days ago·Czechia

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