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Zelensky Labels Drone Attack on Kherson Vendor War Crime

8/5/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian drone chased and detonated near 52-year-old vegetable seller Yurii in Kherson on Tuesday, calling it a war crime.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the strike a Russian “safari” strategy against civilians and urged condemnation.
Governor Oleksandr Prokudin released video of Yurii describing buzzing drone that BBC Verify geolocated in Tavriiskyi district.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said a Russian drone chased and detonated near 52-year-old vegetable seller Yurii in Kherson on Tuesday, calling it a war crime.
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the strike a Russian “safari” strategy against civilians and urged condemnation.
Governor Oleksandr Prokudin released video of Yurii describing buzzing drone that BBC Verify geolocated in Tavriiskyi district.