India, May 29 -- Russian drone attacks against civilians in the Kherson region of Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes, independent UN-appointed human rights investigators concluded in a new report published on Wednesday.
"Russian armed forces have committed the crimes against humanity of murder and the war crimes of attacking civilians, through a months-long pattern of drone attacks targeting civilians on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Province," the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said.
Attacks have been carried out since July 2024 in Kherson city and 16 localities stretching over more than 100 kilometers in riverfront areas under Ukrainian Government control.
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