According to investigations, attacks and deportations ‘reveal coordinated efforts by the Russian authorities to capture more territory and consolidate control over areas they already occupy in Ukraine’
An International Commission of Inquiry from accused the This Monday (22) of the crime against humanity of forced displacement of the Ukrainian population of the territories where it established its occupation or to which it is expanding, through the instillation of terror among its inhabitants. “Terror infused in the population has forced thousands to flee,” said committee chairman Erik Mose before the UN Human Rights Council, which is gathered in Geneva. According to the investigations carried out by this commission, drone attacks and deportations “reveal coordinated and organized efforts by the Russian authorities to capture more territory, as well as to consolidate their control over the areas they already occupy in “.
Forcing them to leave is part of this strategy, added the chairman of the commission. In detail, Mose exposed that the evidence confirm that the localities attacked by Russia now extend for more than 300 kilometers on the right bank of the Dniepre River, which is under Ukraine control. In this front line, the Russian Armed Forces attack civilians who walk or use some means of transport, as well as civil goods, including houses, vital infrastructure and various buildings in the provinces of Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Mykoiv, specified the commission.
From positions on the left side of the margin where they are, the Russian armed forces use drones for their attacks, which allows them to observe and monitor real time targets. With these weapons, they pursue the victims and throw explosives. “Telegram channels administered by the Russian Armed Forces Units themselves or by people close to them spread hundreds of civilian videos being killed or injured, which constitutes the crime of outrageous war against dignity,” the commission said.
Moser added that drones were also directed against rescue teams, ambulances and fire trucks with distinctive marks, preventing them from intervening after attacks. It also confirmed that attacks with explosive weapons in populated areas remain the leading cause of victims among civilians, who increased considerably this year compared to 2024, by at least 40%.
*With information from EFE
