Conflict · Kherson drone · ArchiveRussian Drone Stalks Civilian in Kherson – Ukraine Says War CrimeAired August 5, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Ukrainian police have released video of0:01a Russian [music] FPV drone attacking a0:03civilian street vendor in Kherson. The0:05man in his 50s survived with shock and0:07shrapnel injuries. The footage shows the0:09drone pursuing [music] him around his0:10van used as a street stand and exploding0:12after he dives behind the vehicle.0:14Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha [music]0:16called the attack a war crime and0:18President Zelenskyy demanded the world0:20see the evidence. Kherson sits just0:22across the Dnipro River from Russian0:24occupied [music] territory. Close enough0:26that FPV drones reach the city0:27routinely. That geography is why this0:29vendor was within lethal range. France0:31[music] 24 correspondent Ketevan0:33Gorgestani reports that this is not the0:35first time Russian [music] forces have0:36used FPV drones against civilians. But0:39an accusation is not a legal case.0:41>> [music]0:41>> Ukraine's Prosecutor General has not0:43confirmed whether a formal investigation0:44has been opened.0:45>> [music]0:45>> A criminal case would require documented0:47chain of command and forensic analysis.0:49The kind of evidence Kyiv has assembled0:51in previous war crimes cases. The video0:53proves the attack. The pattern proves it0:56was not a mistake. The question is0:57whether this will move from a political0:59statement to a formal prosecution.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗