Outrage in Ukraine as Kamikaze Drone Chases and Blasts Begging Merchant

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In Ukraine, footage has been released showing a suspected Russian drone chasing and attacking a civilian. Criticism is mounting against Russia for its indiscriminate attacks on ordinary people.

Here is a report from Paris by correspondent Kwon Yeongin.

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A man flees from a drone pursuing him, putting his hands together and pleading as if begging.

After circling a vehicle a few times, the drone suddenly rushes toward the man and explodes.

The 52-year-old man was a market merchant in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson.

[Yuriy / Ukrainian Merchant Target of Drone Attack : When my wife ran away, the drone turned and came toward it. So I tried to show it, saying, "Look at this. This is just vegetables, not military equipment."] (Note: The speaker's name has been romanized as Yuriy based on common Ukrainian transliteration)

The merchant, who was attacked by a drone suspected to belong to the Russian military, suffered shrapnel wounds and other injuries, but fortunately, his life is not in danger.

[Yuriy / Ukrainian Merchant Target of Drone Attack : The drone hovered over my head, and the moment it descended to my head level, it suddenly rushed and exploded. I collapsed right there, and later I saw that the car was on fire. People were trying to rescue me.]

Following the release of this footage yesterday, August 4, Ukrainian authorities strongly criticized Russia, stating that evidence of Russia's brutal attacks on civilians has emerged.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also shared the footage on social media, emphasizing that ordinary citizens are exposed to Russian drone attacks every day and that attacks targeting human life must stop.

It is reported that after Ukraine recaptured the Kherson region, retreating Russian forces have been inflicting damage by dropping grenades or anti-personnel mines from the air or launching drone attacks on civilian targets.

Russia, which has maintained that there have been no attacks on civilians, has not yet released a position regarding the footage.

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