Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone hunting market vendor
Ukraine says the vendor survived with blast injuries, shrapnel wounds and a concussion after the drone detonated near him at a local market.
- On Tuesday, a Russian FPV drone chased and injured a 52-year-old vendor in Kherson, prompting officials to accuse Moscow of deliberately hunting civilians at the market.
- Russian troops positioned across the Dnipro River continue striking the city, which has endured near-daily attacks since Ukrainian forces liberated it in November 2022.
- Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the incident "a barbaric Russian war crime," while Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said the footage exposes Russia's "real tactic: pursuing and killing innocent people."
- According to the Kherson City Military Administration, the vendor suffered blast injuries; the National Police reported he was hospitalized with shrapnel wounds and a concussion.
- The United Nations reported a rise in civilian casualties across Ukraine in 2026, driven by the growing use of short-range drones against populated areas.
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crime After Drone Hunts Market Vendor
Ukrainian authorities were outraged Tuesday by a video released by the police in which one sees a civilian being chased by a drone in southern Jerson and...
Shocking video shows Russian drone hunting civilian at Kherson market
A video shared by Ukraine’s police shows a Russian drone deliberately tracking a man at a market in Kherson. President Zelenskyy said the footage is evidence of Moscow’s “drone safari” against civilians.
Russian military personnel are no longer hiding their crimes and even openly boast about them. In Kherson, a Russian drone deliberately attacked a man selling vegetables. This incident became further evidence of the systemic terrorization of the civilian population. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a Telegram message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The president stated that many were shocked by yet another video of the so-c…
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