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

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared a video depicting a Russian drone pursuing and attacking a civilian street vendor in the Kherson region. The footage shows the drone chasing the man, who then escapes after the drone explodes on impact, leaving him with shrapnel wounds, concussion, and trauma. Ukraine's government has condemned the incident as a "barbaric war crime" and a deliberate Russian strategy of "human safari" attacks aimed at terrorizing civilians. Ukrainian officials stated this attack is part of a systematic campaign to intimidate residents in front-line areas and called for international condemnation.

A drone was observed following a man in Kherson, southern Ukraine, on Tuesday. The incident occurred at a location described as a minibus-turned-market. The drone subsequently exploded. The article does not provide information regarding the identity of the man, the drone's operator, or the reason for the drone's actions and subsequent explosion.