Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack

Core Impact Points

• The drone attack is part of a 'human safari' tactic used by Russian forces to terrorize civilians in front-line areas of Ukraine.
• The video shows the drone pursuing the street vendor, Yuriy, as he tries to escape, before exploding on impact and injuring him with shrapnel wounds, concussion, and trauma.
• Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for international condemnation of the attack, saying it shows Russia's 'madness' and 'deliberate and systemic' strategy to intimidate civilians.
• The attack is not an isolated incident, with 'safari' attacks having been carried out by Russian troops in Kherson, which sits near the front line, since 2022.
• The UN has reported that Russian armed forces have 'recurrently killed and injured civilians' in the area using drones to target them, and has condemned the posting of videos of civilians being killed and injured as a war crime.
• The incident highlights the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began in February 2022, and the impact on civilians caught in the crossfire.