Videos shows drone attacking vegetable vendor in Ukraine; Zelenskyy brands it "human safari"

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August 5, 2026 / 2:59 AM EDT

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a video purporting to show a civilian being chased and attacked by a Russian drone in the city of Kherson.In a social media post on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said the world "must see" the footage that he said shows Russia's soldiers "take pleasure in killing and abusing civilians."The president said the drone, which carried explosives, hunted a man selling vegetables on the side of a road and detonated "right next to him." The footage shows a drone hovering around the man in question as he attempts to evade it before it flies toward him and explodes.Zelenskyy called the footage "yet another video of the drone 'safari' Russians are carrying out against civilians in Kherson."