Russian attacks on Ukraine infrastructure are war crimes – EU’s von der Leyen

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Russia's missile and drone attacks on Ukraine's power stations and other infrastructure amount to war crimes

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the media on the Ukraine crisis, in Brussels, Belgium, September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

BRUSSELS — Russia’s missile and drone attacks on power stations and other infrastructure in Ukraine are “acts of pure terror” that amount to war crimes, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday.

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“Yesterday we saw again Russia’s targeted attacks against civilian infrastructure. This is marking another chapter in an already very cruel war. The international order is very clear. These are war crimes,” von der Leyen said in a speech to lawmakers in the European Parliament.

“Targeted attacks on civilian infrastructure with the clear aim to cut off men, women, children of water, electricity, and heating with the winter coming, these are acts of pure terror and we have to call it as such.”

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