Ukraine-Russia war latest: Major supermarket’s warehouse hit by drone after Kyiv’s bombardment of ‘Russian Amazon’ - The Independent
Ukraine accused Russia of committing a war crime on Tuesday after widely-shared footage appeared to show a drone chasing down and wounding a civilian market vendor in Kherson. Footage released by Ukrainian police shows the drone pursuing an unidentified man around a van being used as a street stand before exploding after he dives for cover behind the vehicle. Police said the vendor, a man in his 50s, survived but suffered shock and shrapnel injuries. Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said the “barbaric Russian war crime” demands international condemnation and justice. He claimed the pilot would have been aware they were targeting a civilian, branding them a “sadist”. President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned what he called the ‘drone safari’, saying that that Russia had deliberately hunted down a man selling vegetables. He said “the world must see” the video and “every piece of evidence that Russia has gone mad and that its soldiers take pleasure in killing and abusing civilians”. “Without pressure on Russia, the dismantling of its capacity for aggression, and real security guarantees, it is simply impossible to imagine the world being able to coexist with this evil,” he wrote in a post on X. Analysis: The real worry for Ukraine’s allies as beach strike on Russian civilians marks a shift in the war Kyiv has not yet acknowledged killing Russian civilians on a Black Sea beach but as it strikes deeper at Moscow these tragedies will multiply - and that’s not the only worry, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley Ukraine moves to clamp down on FSB recruitment, recording 300 sabotage and terror acts this year alone Ukraine’s SBU security service says it has launched a new campaign to counter the recruitment of Ukrainians by the Russian special services. They say the new information campaign aims to “warn about about the methods used by the enemy to involve citizens in arsons, sabotage, terrorist attacks and other crimes against Ukraine”. “The recruitment process usually begins with a regular message on a social network or messenger. Russian special services are increasingly using psychological manipulation. The enemy poses as an employer, volunteer, law enforcement officer, uses dating sites just to gain trust,” the SBU explains. The SBU has recorded more than 300 sabotage and terrorist acts by the Russian Federation this year, according to the statement. “The SBU calls on citizens to be especially vigilant about any suspicious messages from strangers. If the interlocutor offers easy money or asks to perform a dubious task - to deliver an unknown package, take a picture of an object, buy certain materials in a construction supermarket, or pass on information - you should immediately report this to law enforcement officers.” In full: Russian soldier opens fire killing three civilians and one colleague in Crimea A Russian soldier in Crimea opened fire and killed four people - one colleague and three civilians - in an apparent random gun rampage. The solider first opened fire on his colleagues, killing one and wounding another. An official said the solider then turned his weapon on civilians, killing three, in the village of Khmelnytske. According to the BBC, the victims were two men, aged 71 and 59, and a 64-year-old woman. Three other people were wounded, said Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Russian-installed governor of the Sevastopol region. He said the attacker had been arrested. Read the full story: Why Japan says security threat is most ‘severe’ since World War II The security environment around Japan has become as severe and complex as it has ever been since the end of theSecond World War, the country’s latest defence report said, as it warned against growing defence coordination between Russia, North Korea and China. The assessment, outlined in Japan's 2026 Defence White Paper, warned that "the possibility of serious situations" capable of shaking the post-war international order in East Asia "cannot be ruled out". It added that a crisis similar to Russia's invasion of Ukraine could emerge in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in East Asia. The warnings came in an anime-style cover which Japan’s Ministry of Defence said was intended to convey a “futuristic image”. The image showed a smiling family in a gleaming cityscape rather than the troops, weapons and military insignia featured on many previous editions. Read the full story: Watch: Seven dead after Ukrainian drone strikes popular Russian beach Russia says it hit Ukrainian military-linked vessels, port facilities Russia’s defence ministry claims its forces struck three vessels in the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv and another in the Black Sea off Odesa that were being used “in the interests of the Ukrainian military”. In the port of Chornomorsk, Russian forces also struck a container terminal and a warehouse storing drones and drone components, it said. Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone hunting market vendor Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after a video was released showing a drone chasing down and wounding a street vendor in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Footage released by Ukrainian police shows the drone pursuing an unidentified man around a van being used as a street stand before exploding after he dives for cover behind the vehicle. Police said the vendor, a man in his 50s, survived but suffered shock and shrapnel injuries. Reuters verified the location using buildings, the road layout and vegetation that matched satellite and archive imagery. The exact date could not be independently confirmed, but Ukrainian police and Sybiha said the incident occurred on Tuesday. In a post on Telegram, Sybiha said the attack formed part of a deliberate Russian campaign to intimidate civilians. “This barbaric Russian war crime in Kherson demands international condemnation and justice, but thousands of similar crimes never come to the public eye,” he said. The minister said the pilot of the Russian drone would have been aware they were targeting a civilian, branding them a “sadist”. Sybiha called for “a powerful defence and deterrence package for Ukraine, and reliable, guaranteed security”. Four killed by soldier during rampage in Russian-annexed Crimea Four people have been killed in Russian-annexed Crimea after a soldier went on a rampage with a gun. The gunman opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing one and wounding another, in an apparently random attack, the Moscow-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said. He then went on to kill three civilians in Khmelnytske village, and injured three more, the local authorities said. The man, who has not been publicly identified, has since been detained, the governor said. Authorities are still working on a motive. It was unclear whether the death toll was expected to rise. 'The world must see this': Zelensky condemns Russian 'drone safari' pursuing civilian in Kherson Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday condemned what he called the deliberate targeting of civilians by Russian drones in Kherson. He said that “the world must see” the video circulating social media, showing a drone following an unidentified man selling vegetables before detonating. “Without pressure on Russia, the dismantling of its capacity for aggression, and real security guarantees, it is simply impossible to imagine the world being able to coexist with this evil,” he wrote in a post on X. “We must remain resolute in defending life. We must act and support life in ways that force Russia to seriously think about peace rather than expanding the range of its drones.” Police said the vendor, a man in his 50s, survived but suffered shock and shrapnel injuries. Reuters verified the location using buildings, the road layout and vegetation that matched satellite and archive imagery. The exact date could not be independently confirmed, but Ukrainian police and Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said the incident occurred on Tuesday.