Russian drone attacks civilian vendor in Kherson market

A Russian drone deliberately targeted and wounded a civilian street vendor in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, in an attack Ukrainian officials have condemned as a war crime. The incident, captured on video and released by Ukraine's National Police, shows a first-person-view (FPV) drone circling and pursuing the 52-year-old man, identified as Yurii, as he set up his vegetable stall at a market in the city's Tavriiskyi District before detonating near him.

The vendor survived the explosion but suffered blast trauma, shrapnel wounds, and a concussion, according to police and local military administration officials. He was hospitalized following the attack. In a statement, Ukraine's National Police said the footage clearly shows the man was a non-combatant, "simply selling vegetables and fruit at the market," and accused Russian forces of deliberately hunting civilians.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the footage as another example of a "Russian drone safari" against civilians in Kherson, stating that Moscow's forces showed no regret and had even boasted about the attack. He called for the world to see the evidence and support...