"The report, which is to be presented to the UN General Assembly this week, said the attacks "amount to the crime against humanity of forcible transfer of population." The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said the drone attacks were carried out to drive civilians from their homes in three regions in southern Ukraine, near the front line, and across the Dnieper River from Russian forces, over a period of more than a year."
""Russian authorities have systematically coordinated actions to drive out Ukrainian civilians from their place of residence by drone attacks, as well as deportations and transfers," the probe said. The report based its findings on interviews with 226 people including victims, witnesses, aid workers, local authorities, and hundreds of verified online videos. Some of the survivors interviewed by UN investigators said they felt "hunted.""
Russian forces used drones to chase civilians from their homes near the front line, following them with cameras and attacking them as they sought shelter. The attacks amount to the crime against humanity of forcible transfer of population. Drone operations targeted people, houses, humanitarian distribution points, and critical energy infrastructure over more than a year. Actions occurred across a 300-kilometer stretch of Ukrainian-held territory in Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Mykolayiv regions, including areas across the Dnieper River. Findings rely on interviews with 226 people and hundreds of verified online videos. Some survivors described feeling "hunted."
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