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Volodymyr Zelensky Shared Video of Russian Drone Hunting Civilian Vegetable Seller in Kherson

President Volodymyr Zelensky shared a video of a Russian drone pursuing and wounding a 52-year-old vegetable seller, Yuriy, in the Kherson region. The footage, which Zelensky described as a "drone safari," shows the drone hunting Yuriy as he moved around his market van. The drone eventually exploded on impact, leaving Yuriy with shrapnel wounds and a concussion. Ukrainian officials described the attack as a barbaric war crime, noting that Yuriy was clearly a civilian with no military targets nearby. Russia has repeatedly denied intentionally targeting civilians, though UN monitors have reported a sharp rise in drone-related civilian casualties this year. The incident highlights a broader trend of Russian forces using low-flying FPV drones to target individual civilians in streets and markets. While Russia denies targeting civilians, Ukraine's prosecutors have opened a case regarding the specific incident in Kherson.

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