In brief
A drone strike branded ‘human safari’ hit a vegetable seller in Kherson, a town close to the front line. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared a video of the attack, showing the vendor evading the drone before an explosion left him wounded. Despite Russia's denial of intentional targeting, eyewitness testimony and satellite imagery confirm a pattern of civilian-targeted drone activity. The incident underscores the war’s encroachment on surrounding communities.
On a rain‑slick night the city of Kherson – only a few miles from the front line – became the scene of a fresh drone strike. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a video from the battlefield showing a 52‑year‑old street vegetable seller, Yuriy, running from a remote‑controlled drone that exploded overhead.
The drone, locally known as a “human safari” because of its ruthless targeting of civilians, detonated close to Yuriy’s stall, leaving him with shrapnel wounds and a concussion. “He escaped the blast, but the footage shows the brutal reality of the conflict,” BBC’s Paul Adams reports from Kyiv.
Russia has repeatedly denied intentionally striking civilians, calling the incident an accident. Yet eyewitness accounts and recent satellite imagery reveal a pattern of similar drone strikes aimed at civilian populations in towns like Kherson.
The attack highlights how the war’s reach extends beyond the front line, inflicting harm on ordinary citizens caught in the crossfire.
