Russia uses drones to chase Ukrainian civilians: HRW | Russia-Ukraine, news war

NGOs urge Russian accountability for war crimes in targeting Ukrainians with drones.

Russian forces use drones to chase and attack civilians in Ukraine and continue to do so, according to HRW Watch (HRW).

In a report released on Tuesday, HRW stated that the Russian army has repeatedly and repeatedly The drones were deployed to attack civilian targets In more than three years war with Ukraine. NGOs said dozens of civilians were killed and hundreds were injured in violation of the laws of war.

When referring to a video clip of the drones, Russian curtains and survivors, rights monitoring claims that Russia “intentionally or recklessly” civilians and civilian things, especially in the southern city of Jupson, using “commercially available Kawadkobter planes” that were made initially and in China.

“Russian drones are able to track their targets, through high -resolution video extracts, leaving little doubt that the intention is to kill civilians, their manager, and their director, a manager of weapons and conflict in HRW, in a statement,” Bilix Whale, HRW, director of weapons and conflict at HRW.

“They represent the reason that the international community needs to support all ways of accountability for the victims of Russian war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.”

Supporting the results reports from the population and officials in Jacon earlier this year, which stated that Russian drone operators were training by targeting civilians in “Human Safari Trips”.

HRW conducted an interview with 36 survivors and witnesses for attacks and combed through 83 video clips downloaded on the indoctrination channels of the Russian army, as well as the visual materials provided by witnesses and researchers.

In general, at least 45 “deliberate drones” were recorded by the Russian forces from June 2024 around civilians and civil things, including healthcare facilities.

The authorities in Jiusson have reported at least 30 deaths and 500 civilian unmanned aircraft attacks in the same period.

A report in January 2025, issued by the United Nations Human Rights Mission, said that the drone attacks represent 70 percent of the civil losses in Jiuson.

“The attacks have a clear purpose of planting terrorism in the civilian population in Jiusson, which is part of a large -scale attack against these population,” the report said.

HRW said Russia has deployed commercial drones made by Chinese companies, Dji And Autel, one Russian entity, sudoplatov, who claims to have described himself as a “volunteer organization”.