UN panel: Russia is committing crimes against humanity by targeting civilians in Ukraine
- On Monday, the Independent International Commission reported that Russia is committing war crimes by intentionally targeting civilian energy infrastructure. The commission stated attacks "were carried out with intent" and align with a "state policy to deprive the civilian population" of energy.
- Russian forces have targeted Ukrainian power infrastructure since early 2022, ramping up attacks during winter to leave millions in darkness. These strikes reduced thermal power generation capacity by 70 per cent in the most affected areas, according to Kyiv.
- Medical authorities documented deaths from low temperatures as winter conditions dropped to-30 degrees Celsius. One Dnipro resident described the cold as paralyzing, stating, "there's simply no way to get warm," while hospitals treated patients for frostbite and hypothermia.
- The report alleges Russian President Vladimir Putin, Defence Sergei Shoigu, Andrey Belousov, and General Staff Valery Gerasimov are responsible for planning these attacks. Evidence links these officials to "war crimes and the crimes against humanity," according to UN investigators.
- Investigators found "compelling evidence" that Russia trafficked persons from 29 countries, including Africa, India, and Latin America, to recruit them into its armed forces. Agents used deception or coercion, violating recruits' fundamental human rights.
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The UN Commission concluded that the Russian authorities had committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by attacking Ukraine ' s energy infrastructure.
The U.N.'s Ukrainian Commission of Inquiry is accusing Russia of crimes against humanity. Moscow is increasingly attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure with the beginning of the winter. This has serious consequences for the health of the Ukrainian population.
UN Commission of Inquiry: Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure amount to crimes against humanity
Russian authorities have committed war crimes by deliberately targeting civilian objects, as well as crimes against humanity in the form of other inhumane acts, by carrying out continuous attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine stated in its new report to the UN General Assembly.
Russian authorities and forces are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity by attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure with the aim of causing suffering to the Ukrainian civilian population, a report by an independent international UN commission said on Monday.
Russian attacks on the energy infrastructure of the Ukrainian government are responsible for the recovery and maintenance of the property, as well as for the benefit of the UN debtors for local law. U izvještaju podnesenom Općoj skupštini UN-a u New Yorku, Neovisna međunarodna istražna komisija za Ukrajinu […] Objava Objavljeno mučno izvješće about Russian ratni zločinima. Hladnoću koriste kao oružje pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
According to UN experts, the Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure are war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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