Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone hunting market vendor
Ukrainian officials say the video shows Russia using FPV drones to hunt civilians, and the vendor survived with blast and shrapnel injuries, police said.
- 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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Two Years On, the World Witnesses Human Safari in Kherson
A viral video of a drone attacking a vegetable seller at Kherson farmers' market has brought Russia's deliberate targeting of civilians, which Byline first revealed two years ago, to global attention, reports Zarina Zabrisky
Zelenskyy Condemns Alleged Russian Drone Attack on Vegetable Vendor
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged international condemnation of an incident in which an alleged Russian military drone targeted a vegetable seller in the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine as Russia and Ukraine traded accusations that attacks by each country caused civilian deaths. In an Aug. 4 post on X, Zelenskyy shared video of the incident, describing it as a “drone safari.” The video, released by Kherson’s regional military adm…
The 52-year-old man, identified as Yurii, suffered shrapnel wounds and concussion. Zelenski described the episode as an example of “human safari”
Terrible pictures from Ukraine: A video shows how a Russian fighting drone follows a vegetable dealer in Cherson and explodes next to him.
A drone attacks civilians: Selenskyj condemns the attack on a vegetable merchant in Cherson.
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