Ukrainian vegetable seller targeted in 'human safari' drone attack

Ukrainian vegetable seller targeted in 'human safari' drone attack . Ukrainian vegetable seller targeted in 'human safari' drone attackCloseUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has shared a video of a street vendor being hunted by a drone before it exploded. The man in the video verified by the BBC, 52-year-old street vegetable seller Yuriy, managed to survive the attack, but sustained shrapnel wounds and a concussion.

Known by some in Ukraine as "human safari", the deployment of remotely-operated drones against civilians has often been used by Russians to terrify residents of front line areas.This particular drone attack happened in Kherson, which sits only a few miles from the front line. Russia has repeatedly denied intentionally targeting civilians. The BBC's Paul Adams reports from Kyiv.More on this story.SubsectionEuropePublished2 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated topicsWar in UkraineFollow War in Ukraineclose panelYou are now following War in UkraineUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.EuropeFollow Europeclose panelYou are now following EuropeUpdates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage.Read description