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Shaun Walker in Warsaw

Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes

The remaining debris of a school struck by Russian Shahed-type kamikaze drones
Destruction caused by an overnight drone attack in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, where Shahed-type kamikaze drones struck residential and educational buildings 21 October 2025. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

A UN rights commission has concluded that Russia’s drone attacks on civilians in south-eastern Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.

In a report published this week, the commission said Russian forces, operating under a centralised command, had systematically used drones to “intentionally target civilians and civilian objects and cause harm and destruction”.

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