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Ukraine Accuses Russia of War Crime After Drone Pursues Street Vendor in Kherson

evening · · thread: Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Strikes Across Multiple Russian Regions

7 sources across 6 countries · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • CNN Brasil Brazil · Centre · Rubens Menin (MRV)
  • Folha de S.Paulo Brazil · Centre · Grupo Folha (Frias family)
  • Telex Hungary · Centre · Reader-funded, staff-owned
  • The Indian Express India · Centre · Indian Express Group (Goenka family)
  • The Straits Times Singapore · Centre-right · State-affiliated · SPH Media Trust; management shares under the NPPA
  • Kyiv Independent Ukraine · Centre · Reader-funded, journalist-owned
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation

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Ukraine has accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video emerged showing a Russian drone chasing and wounding a street vendor in the southern city of Kherson. The footage, released by Ukrainian police, shows a drone pursuing a man around a van used as a market stand before exploding as the man dove for cover. Ukrainian authorities identified the victim as a 52 year old man who survived the attack with shrapnel injuries, shock, and a concussion. Reuters verified the location of the video using satellite imagery and road layouts, though the exact date could not be independently confirmed. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha described the attack as a deliberate campaign to intimidate civilians and called the drone operator a sadist.

The incident occurred amid a broader escalation of violence. In northern Ukraine, Russian guided bomb strikes in the city of Sumy killed three people, including two children and an elderly woman. Meanwhile, Ukraine has targeted Russian infrastructure with drones. Reports indicate attacks on distribution centers for the online retailer Wildberries, with one strike on a warehouse in the Moscow region killing five people. Kiev denies targeting civilians, stating that these facilities are used by the Russian drone industry.

Russia has countered with its own accusations of terrorism. Russian authorities reported that a Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik killed seven people, including three children, and injured 60 others. Both nations continue to deny deliberately targeting civilians since the full scale invasion began in February 2022. UN data from the first half of 2026 shows a significant increase in civilian casualties, which the UN attributes primarily to Russian long range strikes on urban centers.

How each side framed it

Centre
These outlets focused on the specific details of the drone attack while providing broader context on reciprocal strikes and civilian casualties on both sides.
Centre-right
This framing emphasized the legal accusations of war crimes and provided UN statistics to highlight the surge in civilian deaths.

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