UN commission: Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure amount to war crimes

The UN commission submitted a report to the General Assembly concluding Russia's energy infrastructure attacks in Ukraine constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.

• The report, submitted Monday, covered attacks on heating plants, power lines and gas facilities since autumn 2022.
• It named Putin and said Shoigu, Belousov and Gerasimov were responsible for planning and overseeing the attacks, noting Putin made statements concerning instructions to commit them.
• The commission said Russian authorities trafficked people from 29 countries into the armed forces using deception or coercion.
• Commission chair Erik Mose said attacks had intensified as the cold season approaches.