Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRussia has been accused of deliberately targeting a clearly marked UN humanitarian convoy in Kherson twice with drones, prompting condemnation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher, who alleged it was a "targeted attack". This week, Russia launched over 1,500 drones and dozens of missiles in consecutive attacks across Ukraine, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries, with Ukrainian officials reporting 63 people injured from 20 direct drone hits. A significant fire erupted at an oil refinery in Ryazan, central Russia, following strikes by Ukrainian drones, which President Zelensky highlighted as part of Ukraine's retaliatory actions. President Zelensky accused Russia of planning to target approximately two dozen "decision-making centres," including government buildings and military command posts, and said that Ukraine would not let Russian aggression go unpunished. Russian overnight attacks severely damaged key infrastructure and residential buildings in Odesa and Kharkiv, leaving nearly 40 settlements without electricity and causing multiple injuries. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces accused of attacking UN aid convoyThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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In Kherson, Russian troops attacked vehicles belonging to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs with a drone. — Ukrinform.

The convoy was delivering aid in Kherson when it was struck, with UN staff “very lucky” to escape unharmed, according to the UN humanitarian chief.

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The attack took place in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which has been the subject of near-constant Russian drone sieges sometimes likened to a “human safari”.

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Russian drones twice targeted a UN humanitarian mission tasked with delivering aid to civilians in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on May 14. In the hours following the…