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UN says its humanitarian convoy hit by Russian drones in Ukraine
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 14, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
A UN humanitarian convoy in Ukraine was hit by Russian drones, damaging aid trucks. No injuries were reported, but the attack may breach international law.
KYIV (Reuters) -A United Nations humanitarian convoy was hit by Russian drones while delivering aid to a front-line area in southern Ukraine, The U.N.'s Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine said on social media.
OCHA's humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, condemned the attack, saying that two World Food Programme trucks were hit and damaged by drones, but that nobody was injured.
Schmale said such strikes were a severe breach of international humanitarian law and could be a war crime.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa and Max Hunder; editing by Mark Heinrich)
Humanitarian aid refers to assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to crises such as natural disasters or armed conflicts, aimed at saving lives, alleviating suffering, and maintaining human dignity.
International humanitarian law is a set of rules that, for humanitarian reasons, seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects those who are not participating in hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare.
A war crime is a serious violation of the laws and customs of war, which includes acts such as willful killing, torture, taking hostages, and intentionally directing attacks against civilians.
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations, providing food aid and nutritional support to people in need, particularly in areas affected by conflict or disaster.
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