Russian drones track civilians in Ukraine

In the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, Russian drones are reportedly targeting civilians. This is what the Kiev Independent.

These are war crimes that the newspaper reports Kiev Independent which even goes so far as to speak of a “human safari. Kamikaze drones equipped with explosive devices would be used to terrorize the population. Several people were killed and injured during these attacks.

Videos broadcast on pro-Russian Telegram channels show so-called FPV drones chasing civilians. FPV stands for “first person view”. A special camera and transmission system allows pilots to control the aerial vehicle remotely, as if they were sitting in a cockpit. According to the Kiev Independentit is the frightened residents of Kherson themselves who would call these attacks a “human safari”.

A city in a state of emergency

Kherson is a contested theater of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The city was under Russian occupation for several months. Of the 290,000 people who once lived there, around 30,000 to 40,000 residents still live in the city, which is subject to a nighttime curfew.

According to a report by journalist Caolan Robertson, who recently released a half-hour documentary on the city, Kherson residents are hiding under trees as much as possible to avoid drone attacks. These offer people a certain level of protection, as targets are no longer clearly visible to pilots. At the moment, it is still unclear how the residents of Kherson will protect themselves from attacks in winter, when the trees lose their leaves.

The mines are to blame, a calamity that continues to torment the country. To try to combat this nightmare, 50 countries are currently meeting in Lausanne to discuss the problem.

kyiv’s soldiers can continue to fight. They can drive the Russians out of their territory, push them back to Moscow if they want. This will not change anything. Ukraine has already lost a lot in this war. Even if Zelensky triumphs on the battlefield, his country is now infested by one of the worst scourges on earth. Lives will be destroyed and the national economy will be paralyzed long after the combatants have laid down their arms.