Russian attacks harmed millions, says UN human rights chief

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25th Nov, 2022. 06:10 pm
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Russian attacks harmed millions, says UN human rights chief

Millions of Ukrainians are being “plunged into extreme hardship and appalling conditions of life” because of Russian missile strikes, UN says.
Russia launched attacks against crucial energy infrastructure across Ukraine this week.
This led to the temporary shutdown of the bulk of the country’s power facilities.

Millions of Ukrainians are being “plunged into extreme hardship and appalling conditions of life” because of repeated Russian missile strikes on the country’s critical energy infrastructure, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said in a statement on Friday.

Taken as a whole, this raises serious problems under international humanitarian law, which requires a concrete and direct military advantage for each object attacked,” Turk said.

The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has confirmed the deaths of 77 civilians since Russia “began its ongoing barrage of missile strikes and loitering munition attacks” on Ukraine on October 10.

According to the UN mission, Russia “began its ongoing barrage of missile strikes and loitering munition attacks” on Ukraine on October 10.

The following is some historical context: this week, Russia launched attacks against crucial energy infrastructure across the country, which led to the temporary shutdown of the bulk of the country’s power facilities and left the “great majority” of people without electricity.