A 52-year-old Ukrainian vegetable seller survived a drone attack in the Kherson region, sustaining shrapnel wounds and a concussion. The incident, captured on video and shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, shows a drone pursuing the vendor before it detonated.
The deployment of remotely operated drones against civilians, sometimes referred to as 'human safari,' has been a tactic reportedly used by Russian forces to instill fear in residents of frontline areas. Kherson is situated only a few miles from the current front line.
Russia has consistently denied intentionally targeting civilians. The man in the video has been identified as Yuriy, a street vegetable seller.