Ukraine slams Russian ‘drone safari’ after video shows vegetable seller being chased down

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-04 · 18:01 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Ukraine has accused Russia of committing a war crime following the release of a video showing a drone attacking a vegetable seller in Kherson. The footage, shared by Ukrainian police, depicts a drone pursuing a man in his 50s around a van used as a street stand before exploding as he sought cover. The man, identified as 52-year-old Yurii, survived the incident with shock and shrapnel injuries. Ukrainian officials released an interview with him from a hospital ward.

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The incident is described by Ukraine as a 'drone safari'.

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Footage released by Ukrainian police shows a drone pursuing a man around a van before exploding as he dives for cover.

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The vegetable seller, identified as Yurii, survived but suffered shock and shrapnel injuries.

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Ukraine accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video showed a drone chasing and wounding a vegetable seller in Kherson.

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Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video was released showing a drone chasing down and wounding a vegetable seller in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson.Footage released by Ukrainian police shows the drone pursuing a man around a van being used as a street stand before exploding ‌as he dives for cover behind the vehicle. Police said the man in his 50s survived but suffered shock and shrapnel injuries.Ukrainian officials later identified him only as a 52-year-old called Yurii and released a video interview with him from a hospital ward.

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