It said it was also looking into allegations that Russian forces committed genocide. Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said it found evidence of crimes committed by both sides in the war, but far more by Russians, including instances of torture, some of it fatal, and rape of women as old as 83. that could figure in their slow-moving summer counteroffensive The attacks came as independent U.N.-backed human rights experts said they found new evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces and as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the arrival of the first Abrams tanks sent by the U.S. It also said it downed several Ukrainian drones. The ministry didn't name locations or provide other specifics to support its claim. The Russian Defense Ministry said long-range missiles and drones were used to strike facilities that it alleged had housed foreign mercenaries and trained saboteurs. The attacks have destroyed silos, warehouses, oil terminals and other infrastructure critical for storage and shipping. Russia has continuously targeted port and grain storage facilities in Odesa since pulling out of a wartime deal that allowed Ukrainian grain exports to countries facing the threat of hunger. Ukraine's air force reported downing all Russian drones launched overnight, but one of 12 Kalibr missiles and two P-800 Oniks cruise missiles apparently made it past air defenses. Russian attacks elsewhere were blamed for killing six other civilians in the past day in Ukraine. The casualty figures were announced as Russian drone and missile strikes near Odesa damaged an abandoned hotel, a grain silo and killed two people who were buried in the rubble of a grain warehouse in the Black Sea port city, Ukrainian officials said. It said that two anti-aircraft missile systems and four Russian artillery units were hit. It said the air force conducted 12 strikes on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters, targeting areas where personnel, military equipment and weapons were concentrated. Ukraine’s military also offered more details about Friday’s attack. He was not named in the statement by the Special Operation Forces, but Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the minister of internal affairs of Ukraine posted his name and a photo on social media. Viktor Sokolov, was also killed, though no supporting evidence was offered. The new report indicates that the fleet's chief, Adm. He also said Alexander Romanchuk, a Russian general commanding forces along the key southeastern front line, was “in a very serious condition." The new death and casualty figures are a steep increase from what Ukraine’s intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told Voice of America on Saturday when he said at least nine people were killed and 16 others wounded in the attack that left the building smoldering. It followed Friday's attack with another barrage on Saturday. Ukraine has increasingly targeted naval facilities in Crimea in recent weeks while the brunt of its summer counteroffensive makes slow gains in the east and south of Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said. He didn't offer any details about possible damage or casualties. On Monday evening, Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said Russian air defenses shot down a missile in the vicinity of the military airfield in Belbek, a village near the port city.
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