Ukraine Accuses Russia of "Safari" Civilian Drone Attack After Footage Shows Strike on Kherson Vendor

Ukraine Accuses Russia of "Safari" Civilian Drone Attack After Footage Shows Strike on Kherson Vendor

Ukrainian police released footage geolocated by BBC Verify to northern Kherson showing a drone pursuing a 52-year-old vegetable vendor, Yuriy, around his van before exploding, causing concussion and shrapnel wounds. Zelensky and Foreign Minister Sybiha called it part of a "deliberate and systemic Russian strategy" of hunting civilians. A 2025 UN report documented recurrent Russian drone strikes on Kherson civilians.

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