Civilian Suffering Was Goal of Russian Strikes in Ukraine, U.N. Panel Says NYT > Top Stories By: Nick Cumming-Bruce 27 October 2026 at 02:12 The assaults on infrastructure, which cut off heat and power on bitterly cold winter days, amounted to a crime against humanity, investigators said. Β© Lynsey Addario for The New York TimesSvitlana Zinoviyeva, left, and her daughter, Oleksandra Buzko, mounted a tent above the bed last winter to stay warm at home amid subzero temperatures, power outages and minimal to no heat in buildings across the city in Kyiv, Ukraine.