"Russia has been using drones to chase and drop bombs on civilians who live near the frontline in Ukraine hounding them out of their homes and forcing thousands to flee whole areas in a crime against humanity, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has found. In its report, the commission says civilians have been chased for long distances by drones with cameras and sometimes then attacked while seeking 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, says the 17-page report to be presented to the UN general assembly this week. One woman from Kherson was pursued by a drone as she parked her car and then attacked and injured in her garage. Later that day two more drones struck her home which she then abandoned."
Drones equipped with cameras have been used to chase civilians near frontlines and to drop bombs, forcing thousands to flee and abandon homes. Investigations relied on interviews with 226 victims, witnesses, aid workers and local authorities and on hundreds of verified online videos. Attacks occurred in three southern Ukrainian regions near the frontline and across the Dnipro over more than a year. The actions formed part of a coordinated policy to drive civilians out of territories and constitute forcible transfer of population. Specific incidents include a Kherson woman pursued and attacked by drones. Russia denies intentional attacks; thousands of civilians have been killed.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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