UN investigation exposes Russia's drone terror against Ukrainian civilians
Illustrative photo: UN investigation exposes how Russia is hunting civilians in Ukraine (GettyImages)
Russia is using drones to harass civilians living near the front line in Ukraine, driving them from their homes and hunting them down, Sky News reports.
According to a report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, this Russian tactic has forced thousands of Ukrainians to flee their homes, which is a crime against humanity.
The report describes cases where civilians were pursued over long distances using drones with cameras and then attacked with incendiary bombs or explosives when they sought shelter.
"These attacks were committed as part of a coordinated policy to drive out civilians from those territories and amount to the crime against humanity of forcible transfer of population," the 17-page report says.
The report's findings are based on interviews with 226 people, including victims, witnesses, humanitarian workers, and local officials, as well as hundreds of verified video recordings.
Russia denies deliberately targeting civilians in Ukraine, although its troops have killed thousands of people since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine 3,5 years ago.
A Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group infiltrated the center of Pokrovsk and killed several civilians. The Ukrainian military detected Russian invaders and eliminated them in the railway station building.
A radio interception released by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine recorded evidence of another war crime committed by the Russian army.
