The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, stated he was horrified by reports that Russian armed forces used a fully autonomous drone in Ukraine to carry out an attack that resulted in the death of three people. Turk made these statements during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, which is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.
The High Commissioner specifically referred to autonomous drones launched by the Russian Federation that reportedly killed three Ukrainian civilians last month. Turk emphasized the gravity of this use of autonomous military technology without direct human control.
Turk was addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council directly in the Swiss city of Geneva, where he warned about the implications of this new form of weaponry.
The article also indicates that Ukraine has conducted field tests with this type of autonomous technology, suggesting that both parties involved in the conflict may be developing similar capabilities in this domain.
