Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4n03xg981o

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/10548069

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The video shows the drone pursuing a street vendor on a city street in the Kherson region. The man moves away from the drone hovering above, before it chases him as he runs around a white van. Eventually, the drone swoops down on him and explodes on impact.

The man escaped with multiple shrapnel wounds, concussion and trauma, a doctor said.

Sometimes called "human safari", the deployment of remotely-operated drones against civilians has often been used by Russians to terrify residents of front line areas in Ukraine.

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Here is an alternative Invidious link to the video (1 min).

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huppakee@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 43d (2 replies)

Russia commits war crimes.

pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 43d (1 reply)

Tell me what's new

gewindestift@feddit.org · 45 pts · 43d

Remember they claim they fight this war to liberate the (in their view russian) people of Kherson which is on their maps a part of russia.

Think of this the next time someone parrots their bullshit.

Fucking pigs!

Rothe@piefed.social · 23 pts · 43d (2 replies)

And they wonder why we call them orcs.

ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 43d (1 reply)

I know this, but I don't get it. The Russians are humans and they are fucking evil. Why pretend they are some fantasy creatures that have no choice? They have a choice and they make the choice, that's what's making it evil.

JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org · 1 pts · 43d

The analogy is Lord of the Rings here. So russia as Mordor, a country of pure evil led by some mastermind made out of even more evil attacking its peaceful neighbors, trying to enslave them.

Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 43d

Neadertal by EAV always a good song to listen to in these times

RepleteLocum@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 43d

Romania all over again.