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Ukraine: Russian drones target civilians in Donetsk and Kherson
A video circulating on social media shows a Russian FPV drone attacking a cyclist in civilian clothing near Vasylivka Pustosh in the Donetsk region. While the Russian 3rd Army initially posted the footage claiming a strike against ‘enemy forces’, the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office confirmed the individual was a civilian who was injured rather than killed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned such actions, describing the systematic use of drones to target civilians in areas like Kherson as a ‘Safari’. Residents in southern Ukraine report that Russian drone pilots frequently use FPV drones to hunt pedestrians. According to United Nations data, hundreds of passers-by have been killed and thousands injured in such incidents. Political scientist Joachim Krause noted that the footage demonstrates a ‘total barbarization of the Russian military’.
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Donetsk · Joachim Krause · Kherson · Russian 3rd Army · Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 4 SOURCES] An FPV drone injured a cyclist near Vasylivka Pustosh in the Donetsk region. www.fehmarn24.de · www.kreiszeitung.de · www.ruhr24.de
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Russian 3rd Army initially posted the video of the drone strike on its Telegram channel. www.fehmarn24.de · www.kreiszeitung.de · www.ruhr24.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] According to UN data, hundreds of pedestrians have been killed and thousands injured by such attacks. www.fehmarn24.de · www.kreiszeitung.de
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Political scientist Joachim Krause stated the video shows the total ‘barbarization of the Russian military’. www.ruhr24.de
- [● 3 SOURCES] President Zelenskyy described systematic Russian drone attacks on civilians in Kherson as a ‘Safari’. www.fehmarn24.de · www.kreiszeitung.de