Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report Tuesday identifying Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians as war crimes and crimes against humanity. Attacks are executed using modified commercial drones. The report compiles information from survivors, witnesses, and videos from Russian Telegram channels

Belkis Wille , associate crisis, conflict, and arms director at Human Rights Watch, pointed out that due to the cameras that operators use to control the drones leave little doubt of the intent to “kill, maim, and terrify civilians.”

According to the HRW report, there have been at least 45 documented deliberate drone attacks from June to December 2024, with almost 500 civilian injuries and 30 fatalities. The report stated that close to half of the population of the region fled, with

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