US EditionUN Accuses Russia of Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine
Russian forces have conducted a year-long drone campaign targeting civilians and humanitarian convoys in southern Ukraine, causing numerous casualties and widespread destruction, the UN report states.
- 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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The Geneva Convention prohibits the attack on civilians. However, Kremlin chief Putin has long ceased to care. Now there are shocking reports.
The aim of the actions is to expel people from areas close to the front, says the report of an international commission of inquiry. Russia denies targeting civilians in Ukraine.
In the south of Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians have been persecuted by drones. According to a UN report, the attacks are intended to expel people from the front regions.
An investigation by the Independent International Commission on Ukraine will be presented this week to the United Nations General Assembly. More than 200 civilians were killed in attacks in the last year alone in three regions.
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