The United Nations has accused Russia of crimes against humanity and human trafficking over attacks on Ukraine's energy sector and recruitment of foreign mercenaries, according to a new United Nations report available today. Ahead of winter, the Commission particularly emphasizes that Russian attacks on energy infrastructure have a significant impact on the physical and mental health of the civilian population, as well as on the functioning of hospitals. Last winter, people's long stay in the cold led to serious illnesses: frostbite, hypothermia, chronic respiratory diseases, heart attacks, strokes, sepsis. In some cases this has led to death. For people who already had chronic illnesses, those illnesses worsened in the cold, the report found. Separately, it also affects people with reduced mobility and single pensioners, who are often in a very vulnerable financial situation. The commission additionally accused Russia of human trafficking in connection with the recruitment of foreign mercenaries sent to fight at the front by deception. The victims were dozens of men from at least 29 countries. According to the UN investigation, Russian recruiters presented themselves as official employers with the support of the state, they issued visas and other documents. Upon their arrival in Russia, the men were denied freedom of movement, and their handlers handed them over to the Russian armed forces. Within hours or days, foreigners were forced to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. The documents were in Russian, so many did not understand what exactly they were signing.