The United Nations says Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure constitute war crimes.
The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine found Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity by targeting Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure, including power plants essential for heating during winter. Russian military officials knew that such attacks would harm civilians, and attacks reduced Ukraine's power generation by 70 percent, causing outages in six regions. The commission identified over 28,000 foreign nationals serving in Russian forces, with evidence of deception or coercion in recruitment from 29 countries, and based its findings on interviews with 255 people.
- The United Nations’ Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine established that Russia committed crimes against humanity.
- The commission found that Russian military officials who ordered bombardments knew the targeted thermal power plants were essential for the civilian population.
- The commission classified deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure as war crimes.
- Russia’s large-scale attacks significantly reduced Ukraine’s thermal power generation by 70 percent.
- The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate has identified over 28000 foreigners serving in Russian Armed Forces under military contracts.
- The commission based its conclusion on interviews with 255 people.
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