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UAV event in Kherson area, Ukraine on Tue 4th August 2026

4th August 2026

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Russian drone hunts and attacks man at farmers market in Kherson – video.

Ukraine's National Police has published footage showing a Russian drone pursuing and attacking a civilian man at a farmers market in Kherson.

Source: Ukraine's National Police

Details: The police reported that the 52-year-old resident of Mykolaiv oblast was trading at the market and displayed no signs of being a member of the military.

The man survived but sustained a blast injury, shrapnel wounds and concussion. He is receiving medical treatment.

The police are documenting the attack as yet another war crime by the Russian military.

Russian forces have for a prolonged period been attacking civilians in Kherson and the oblast almost daily using drones, directing them at people, vehicles, public transport, and emergency workers. Over the course of 3 August alone, 18 civilians were injured in Kherson Oblast, with two more killed.

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