Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' while attacking Ukraine's energy grid: UN
The attacks have left millions of people without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures
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UNITED NATIONS, 27 OCT
Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine by intentionally attacking energy infrastructure, leaving millions of people without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures, a UN-backed inquiry reported Monday.
The independent commission of inquiry was authorised by the Geneva-based Human Rights Council to investigate human rights violations shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Its report to the UN General Assembly's human rights committee on Monday was its first, focusing on the impact of Russia's wide-ranging attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
The commission concluded that the attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure constituted war crimes because they were intentionally directed against civilian objects, as well as crimes against humanity for "inflicting great suffering to civilians,” commission chair Erik Mose said at a UN news conference.
The commission said it based its findings on the accounts of 255 Ukrainians who endured winter conditions in Kyiv and eight other regions in 2025-26 as well as government officials, doctors and civic organisations.
Mose said the Russians have not responded to requests for comment on any of the commission's reports, including this one.
Russia's UN Mission said Monday that Russia does not recognise the mandate of the commission and claimed its findings were based on “falsified data.”
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