Russian drone hunted civilian at Kherson market: 52-year-old survives
Ukrainian police release shocking video of FPV drone attack on fruit and vegetable vendor. Meanwhile, Moscow claims it struck seven cargo ships carrying military cargo.
Ukrainian police release shocking video of FPV drone attack on fruit and vegetable vendor. Meanwhile, Moscow claims it struck seven cargo ships carrying military cargo.
Ukraine's National Police released a harrowing video on August 4, 2026, showing a Russian FPV drone deliberately pursuing and attacking an unarmed civilian while he was selling goods at a market in Kherson. The victim, a 52-year-old man from the Mykolaiv region, survived the attack but sustained severe injuries.
According to the police statement, the man was "trading at the market and had no combatant insignia" at the time of the attack. He suffered blast trauma, shrapnel injuries, and a concussion from the explosion, and is currently receiving medical care. Ukrainian authorities are documenting this case as a war crime committed by the Russian military.
The market attack is not an isolated incident. Russian forces have been using drones almost daily to target civilians in Kherson and its surroundings, striking people, cars, public transport, and emergency vehicles.
On August 3, 2026 alone, according to data cited by Ukrainska Pravda, 18 civilians were wounded and two were killed in the Kherson region.
In a parallel development, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that its forces struck cargo ships allegedly carrying military equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The attacks were carried out using Geran-4 Sikera drones.
Here, Russian sources diverge in their reports. While the RVvoenkor channel, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, claims that seven dry cargo ships were hit in the port of Mykolaiv and on Black Sea routes, another source, Geroman, mentions strikes on two cargo ships in the western Black Sea and the port of Mykolaiv.
There is currently no independent confirmation of these claims, nor information about any casualties among the ships' crews. These attacks further escalate tensions in the Black Sea region, which is crucial for grain and other goods exports.
