The UN Independent International Commission of Ukraine on Monday reported to the UN Human Rights Council that Russian armed forces have targeted civilians using short-range drones along the Dnipro River.
The commission found that Russian forces pursued victims with drones and dropped explosives on them. These drones have also targeted ambulances and other emergency services. I nvestigations concluded that Russian armed forces’ drone units have carried out attacks on civilians and civilian objects in Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Mykolaiv Provinces.
A UN report in April stated that short-range drones are the leading cause of civilian death and injury in Ukraine, surpassing more traditional weapons such as missiles, artillery and aerial bombs. First-person-view drones equ