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Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine published a report Wednesday that declared Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians in Kherson Province 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:
The report drew from information gathered from over 300 videos and 600 texts posts from Russian-language media on Telegram, as well as 90 interviews of Kherson residents. It claims that in most attacks were orchestrated using modified civilian drones manufactured by Da-Jiang Innovations — a leading Chinese drone manufacturer.
The report emphasizes how Kherson civilians live in fear, claiming Ukrainians avoid going outside, wait until it is cloudy to leave their houses, and hide from drones under trees. One video shows a man performing the sign of the cross during a drone spotting.
The repeated attacks have also severely damaged regional infrastructure. Videos reveal burning residential buildings, toppled apartments, damaged supermarkets, destroyed hospitals, demolished transportation infrastructure, and many other images of the conflict.
The report uses posts from Russian Telegram channels as evidence of intentional civilian targeting. One cited post states that “civilians moving within the red zone do so at their own risk, by definition, any movement is a target.” Another video post shows a Russian drone dropping explosives on a civilian, with a caption “Target hit.”
Many posts linked to Russian forces include a video of the specific drone attack with a pop song in the background and a threatening caption, most common of which reads: “Any movement of auto transport, will be considered a legal target. All objects of critical infrastructure are a legal target.” Posts brag about knowingly destroying cars, stating that “any car is a potential target and must be destroyed,” and some posts claim that busses, markets, and stores are all targets.
Several posts justify the drone action by claiming that there is no way that civilians could be in the target zones. A lot of posts claim to target critical infrastructure as a goal. Some posts focus on civilians: on videos, the drones can be seen dropping explosives next to the fleeing civilians. Some posts make fun of running civilians calling them “athletes,” suggesting that “morning runs” are healthy anyways, and saying that “worst case scenario, [civilians] would be a fertilizer for Russian soil.”
The Human Rights Council established the Independent International Commission of Inquiry in 2022 to investigate alleged human rights violations and other crimes related to the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. The Commission’s mandate was most recently extended on April 4.
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The commission claimed that roughly 150 Ukrainian civilians have been killed as a result of the systematic Russian drone attacks:
In addition to direct drone attacks, the report cites cases of civilian death due to the inability of ambulances to reach them following drone strikes. Ambulances are protected under the Geneva Convention Relative to The Protection of Civilian Person in Time of War, and video evidence supports the claim that Russian forces have targeted ambulances in transit, while assisting injured civilians, and while parked outside hospitals.
The report drew from information gathered from over 300 videos and 600 texts posts from Russian-language media on Telegram, as well as 90 interviews of Kherson residents. It claims that in most attacks were orchestrated using modified civilian drones manufactured by Da-Jiang Innovations — a leading Chinese drone manufacturer.
The report emphasizes how Kherson civilians live in fear, claiming Ukrainians avoid going outside, wait until it is cloudy to leave their houses, and hide from drones under trees. One video shows a man performing the sign of the cross during a drone spotting.
The repeated attacks have also severely damaged regional infrastructure. Videos reveal burning residential buildings, toppled apartments, damaged supermarkets, destroyed hospitals, demolished transportation infrastructure, and many other images of the conflict.
The report uses posts from Russian Telegram channels as evidence of intentional civilian targeting. One cited post states that “civilians moving within the red zone do so at their own risk, by definition, any movement is a target.” Another video post shows a Russian drone dropping explosives on a civilian, with a caption “Target hit.”
Many posts linked to Russian forces include a video of the specific drone attack with a pop song in the background and a threatening caption, most common of which reads: “Any movement of auto transport, will be considered a legal target. All objects of critical infrastructure are a legal target.” Posts brag about knowingly destroying cars, stating that “any car is a potential target and must be destroyed,” and some posts claim that busses, markets, and stores are all targets.
Several posts justify the drone action by claiming that there is no way that civilians could be in the target zones. A lot of posts claim to target critical infrastructure as a goal. Some posts focus on civilians: on videos, the drones can be seen dropping explosives next to the fleeing civilians. Some posts make fun of running civilians calling them “athletes,” suggesting that “morning runs” are healthy anyways, and saying that “worst case scenario, [civilians] would be a fertilizer for Russian soil.”
The Human Rights Council established the Independent International Commission of Inquiry in 2022 to investigate alleged human rights violations and other crimes related to the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. The Commission’s mandate was most recently extended on April 4.
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