AP journalists on several occasions in recent weeks saw attack sites in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, and communities in the eastern Donetsk region where Ukrainian fighters, their vehicles or other items such as ammunition were still present.
Combatants also must remove civilians from the "vicinity of military objectives" and provide warnings about possible attacks, the report said, adding that "viable alternatives were available that would not endanger civilians such as military bases or densely wooded areas nearby, or other structures further away from residential areas."
The AP reported last week that one evacuee was killed in a missile strike two days after returning home to the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk. Neighbors expressed anger that Ukrainian fighters had set up base in their residential area on the city's outskirts. As AP journalists looked at the missile crater, a uniformed fighter walked over from the adjacent plot of land and questioned their presence.
Aside from witness accounts, Amnesty International relied on satellite imagery and remote sensing. Its researchers heard outgoing fire from nearby Ukrainian positions while examining damaged residential areas in the regions of Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Donbas. The Donbas region, which consists of Donetsk and Luhansk provinces, is where the war's most intense fighting has taken place since April.
Russian state and pro-Kremlin media have extensively quoted the report, whose findings somewhat align with Moscow's official narrative. Russia has justified attacks on civilian areas by alleging that Ukrainian fighters are setting up firing positions there.
sounds kind of cowardly, or is that the new definition for winning now?
Been saying that since March. But big tech and media called me a conspiracy theorist.
How about Russia puts civilians at risk by invading Ukraine in the first place! Has everyone lost their damned minds?!
Holy crap. Main stream news reports some truth from Ukraine and in the same day, an article on vaccine injuries . I'm flabbergasted.
You mean this data is from Amnesty International which takes large amount of funding from Putin. Amnesty is not reliable due these type of conflicts. Also, the hospitals could have been bombed out already as Russia spends all its time bombing Ukr hospitals. Can't trust Amnesty
Using schools is a problem, using homes is well urban warfare.
Russian paid propaganda should not be on public network. Shame for reposting
Oh! Is this news? Alternative media have been reporting this all along. Are “they” allowing you to no longer pretend that the Ukrainian leaders are angels sharing hugs and kisses? What else do you not know?
Urban warfare is not pretty.
Given the Ukraine Government has been doing this for 8 years targeting its Russian speaking Ukraine population - why report now?
'To protect civilians they had to...' There I fixed your horrendous title.
Finely some factual reporting on Ukraine.
Also purposely bombing at attacking them...
Russia endangers Ukranians by bombing apartments, schools, hospitals and malls.
It's been like that the whole time.... Why are you waiting for 6 months after the war started to start telling the truth
Ukrainian government and forces never cared about the Ukrainian people, contrary to what our media told us all along about this 'democratic country'. Zelenskyy is the President of an extremist neo-Nazi government.
Now do Russia
Liberal mouths endanger Canadians every min.
What do you expect? They are Nazis.
Not a good look CTV. Seriously blaming the Ukrainian Soldiers for the brutality of the Russian invaders! How many Rubles & Bitcoins did this draw for you!! Disgusting russianasset article followthemoney
What are they supposed to use? Should they just build a new bunker every time they cross a street. CTV you suck!
Apparently, the Azov Battalion have been using human shields for some time now...
Wtf did you think urban warfare was? Paintball in an alley way?
Yeah?… oh, this is recent news to you? They’ve been doing it for this whole money laundering, B-movie of a “war”. Are they only teaching woke bullshit in journalism school these days? Used to be some pretty smart people who tenaciously dug for a story
You don't get to choose where the battles are when someone is attacking your country. This has to be the stupidest article I've ever seen. It's war, people die, grow up!
How dare Ukraine defend its cities from the Russian nazi horde. If Russia wants a city, just pack up and leave, according to Amnesty International. What a joke. Russian propaganda, bought and paid for by Jeremy Corbyn probably.
In a war where Russia is targeting civilians over genuine military targets, putting soldiers near civilians is putting them at increased risk.
everyone is DONE with this ukraine shit...we gave at the office..we bought zelinski a giant mansion..we gave at the office..GIVE IT A REST!!!
Then the Ukraines cry a hospital or school was hit. Thank you for actually telling us the truth.
Finally some truth from you guys! Now do you homework and check Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk, hundreds of dead civilians and they don't care about it.
On Conservative platforms this has been common knowledge for months look up GonzaloLira1968 spilled this months ago ,but the main stream media silenced him
There are no heroes in war.
Uhoh the yellow and blue flag people don't like their Nazi heroes getting exposed
Fix this headline... how did this pass an editor?!
I really feel that’s this is such a harmful headline. Not cool
I’d say that’s the Russians doing the shooting at the Ukrainian homes and schools that are endangering civilians, but hey that’s just me I guess
*Russian* forces endanger civilians by *bombing* homes, schools FTFY
Wow CTV, good job shitposting disgusting russian propaganda and Amnesty’s biased and clearly paid for report.
HabererHelle ....and malls
Wow . Just wow. Those rubles must be pouring in. RUSSIA endangers civilians by SHELLING homes, schools…AND shopping malls and train stations and wheat fields…and so on.
ZelenskyyUa - This is the collateral cost created by emotionally immature thinking. IMO: Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important - preserving life
Finally some truth comes out and all the “brainwashed” come out and attack!! 🤣🤣
What NONSENSICAL headline is this?!?
Ya we know ... Most of us have known this since 2014.
Sloppy journalism.
CTV still pushing the bogus Ukraine war. Just like they did pushing the useless jabs.
They don't care about citizens. they're protecting their corrupt scumbag actor of a president.
What kind of propaganda crap is this?
wow. have you found any proof or just repeat propaganda
Oh FFS. Ukrainian defence fiorces should stand out in the open to defend their homeland, instead of bombed out schools and homes.
Russians, stop bombing houses where people live. Maybe Ukraine should return the favour and take the war to Russia.
So Russia isn't to blame for the deaths of civilians during the invastion of Ukraine -- the Ukrainian army is for resisting the invasion. What in god's name is wrong with the media in this country?
All of civilian Ukraine is a RuZZian target for murder and injury, so yes, there are still Ukrainians in Ukraine in the midst of war. RuZZia has targeted civilians, used anti personnel armaments etc. If RuZZia stops there is no war, if Ukraine stops there is no Ukraine.
Starting telling the truth finally huh 🤔
Maybe Russia is endangering the citizens because of their war crimes
They should be fighting in the Russian streets, I agree.
You’ve sunk to a new low. Disgusting.
War isn’t about the people. It’s about the power and greed of our governments and the people who rule above them. Time to wake up.
Ukrainians are angels. They would never do something like this. This is obviously a Russian psyop. [sarc]
Hollywood?
Ratio
Possibly the Ukrainian army should leave Ukraine completely? It is interesting that it is not Russians that invaded Ukraine are putting the civilians in danger
Their country is being attacked. Who fucking CARES where THEY counter from. View here is ass backwards.
Thats because its what the US military taught them ' Urban Guerrilla Tactics '...
ahh took a page out of the taliban book of insurgency.
How many Rubles did this story cost?
It's been their MO for years and they post pictures of it on Twitter constantly.