UN Investigatorsโค Find Evidence of War Crime as Russian Drone Attacks Force Ukrainians From Thier Homes
new York, NY – A forthcoming โขreport to the UN General Assembly โขdetails evidence suggesting Russian forces are employing drone attacks as a intentional tactic to forcibly displace Ukrainian civilians, possibly constitutingโ a crime against humanity. The findings, compiled by the autonomous International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, reveal a pattern of harassment and violence targeting residents near the frontline.
The 17-page report,โ reported on by Reuters Monday, documents over a year of incidents โ- spanning more than twelve months in three southern Ukrainianโ regions near the front lines andโข the Dnieper River – where civilians were systematically stalked by dronesโ equipped wiht cameras. In โฃnumerous cases, these drones weren’t simply used for surveillance. Investigators found evidence that firebombs and explosives were dropped on individuals and locations where people were seeking shelter.
“These โattacks were carried out as part of a โcoordinated tactic to expel civilians and constitute a crime against humanity in the form of forced population displacement,” the report states.
The Commission’s conclusions are โฃbased on a comprehensive investigation involving 226 interviewsโ with victims, witnesses, aid workers, and local authorities. This qualitative data was further corroborated by the analysis of hundreds of verified videos sourced from the internet. The โreport highlights the escalatingโ impact of these attacks, forcing thousands โof Ukrainians โto abandonโ their homes and entire communities.
Russia has consistently denied intentionally targeting civilians throughout the conflict, despite documented evidence of thousands of civilian deaths since the full-scale invasion began three and a โขhalf years ago. Reuters notesโค that while Ukraine has also conducted attacks on infrastructure within Russia and Russian-controlled territories, these have been considerably less frequent and on a smaller scale.
the report โขis expected to be formally presentedโ to the UN General Assembly this week, raising the prospect of โfurther international scrutiny and potential legal action regarding the alleged war โฃcrimes.
Keywords: Ukraine, โฃRussia, War Crimes, Drones, UN, UN General Assembly, Forced Displacement, Civilian Casualties, international Law, Conflict, โSouthern Ukraine, Dnieper River.
