Ukraine and Russia exchange attacks after ‘seven killed on beach’
Ukraine and Russia have engaged in a series of retaliatory drone strikes, with Ukraine accusing Russia of war crimes following a drone attack on a civilian in Kherson. Meanwhile, Ukrainian long-range drones targeted Russian retail logistics hubs, including Wildberries warehouses.
Why it matters
The escalation of drone warfare against both civilian and logistical infrastructure highlights the intensifying nature of the conflict and the expansion of the battlefield into Russian territory.
Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video was released showing a drone chasing down and wounding a street vendor in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson.
Footage released by Ukrainian police shows the drone pursuing an unidentified man around a van being used as a street stand before exploding after he dives for cover behind the vehicle. Police said the vendor, a man in his 50s, survived but suffered shock and shrapnel injuries.
The date could not be independently confirmed, but Ukraine’s police and foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said the incident happened on Tuesday.
Sybiha said the attack formed part of a deliberate Russian campaign to intimidate civilians. “This barbaric Russian war crime in Kherson demands international condemnation and justice, but thousands of similar crimes never come to the public eye,” he wrote on Telegram.
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