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A new report from the United Nations accuses Russia of committing crimes against humanity by attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure with drones, as well as committing war crimes through the forcible transfer of people.
Russian forces have used drones to hunt and displace civilians from their homes near the front line in Ukraine, Reuters reported on Oct. 27, citing a new UN inquiry presented to the General Assembly.
In the city of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, small drones routinely target ordinary people by dropping hand grenades, and record video documenting their attacks, a U.N. commission reported.
Russia has targeted Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, with drones, killing three people in their homes, according to authorities on Sunday.
Russia was the first to deploy decoy drones to bolster its Shahed force. Now Ukraine is doing likewise, and Russian air defenses are struggling.
Gun and drone street battles are taking place in the key city of Pokrovsk infiltrated by around 200 Russian soldiers, say Ukrainian defence chiefs. Ukraine is rushing to strengthen its positions in the strategic eastern city in the Donetsk province of the Donbas region.
Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday killed at least four people and wounded 20, officials said.
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Around 100 people have gathered at a church in Kyiv to honor two Ukrainian journalists killed by a Russian drone strike.
With 48 children trapped in a shelter in the burning building, it was not the only act of bravery that day, not by a long way. But few photographs better sum up the growing impact of Russia's full-scale invasion on everyday life, with Ukraine's most vulnerable now bearing the brunt, including children.