Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine by attacking its energy grid, UN-backed inquiry says
A U.N.-backed inquiry is reporting that Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine by intentionally attacking energy infrastructure, which left millions of people without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures.
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