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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