The United Nations released a report that found that Ukraine's armed forces helped in the assault of a nursing home in the southeast of Kyiv.
that found that Ukraine's armed forces helped in the assault of a nursing home in the southeast of Kyiv.Ukrainian forces blamed Russian forces for destroying the nursing home when the unprovoked attack occurred on March 11, perDays before the attack, the nursing home's management requested local authorities to evacuate the residents. However, "[t]his was reportedly impossible as Ukrainian armed forces had allegedly mined the surrounding area and blocked roads.
There were 71 patients and 15 staff, along with Ukrainian armed forces in the home when the Russians attacked. The UN said that at least 22 patients survived the attack, but the number of people killed remains unknown. In the report, the U.N.’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights does not conclude that the Russians committed a war crime, but it said that during the attack they used "human shields," which are prohibited under the Geneva Convention."The bottom-line rule is that civilians cannot intentionally be targeted. Period. For whatever reason,” David Crane, a former U.S. Defense Department official told AP.
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