Russian Forces Using Drones to Target Ukrainian Civilians in 'Human Hunt,' War Crimes Investigator Reports

Russian forces are systematically targeting Ukrainian civilians with FPV (first-person view) drones in what investigators describe as deliberate war crimes, according to Kateryna Doroš, a war crimes documentation specialist. Doroš documented cases where civilians were killed by targeted drone strikes while performing routine activities, including a woman who was fatally hit while feeding cats and people standing in line at a store. Among the victims was the mother of one of her interview subjects. These targeted attacks on civilians represent what Doroš calls a 'human hunt' and constitute systematic war crimes, as they deliberately target non-combatants going about their daily lives. The use of precision drone technology to kill civilians demonstrates the intentional nature of these attacks, which violate international humanitarian law prohibiting the targeting of civilian populations during armed conflict.