{"id":61057,"date":"2026-08-05T02:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/russia-accused-of-war-crime-after-video-shows-sadist-drone-pilot-hunting-market-vendor\/05\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T02:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:27:46","slug":"russia-accused-of-war-crime-after-video-shows-sadist-drone-pilot-hunting-market-vendor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/russia-accused-of-war-crime-after-video-shows-sadist-drone-pilot-hunting-market-vendor\/05\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia accused of war crime after video shows \u2018sadist\u2019 drone pilot hunting market vendor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/bulletin\/news\/ukraine-russia-war-drones-putin-b2964087.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha<\/a> accused <a data-ylk=\"slk:Russia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-war-live-wildberries-putin-black-sea-drones-b3026951.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a> of committing a <a data-ylk=\"slk:war crime;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/war-crime\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">war crime<\/a> after footage of a drone attack on a civilian was released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bThe video, which was <a data-ylk=\"slk:released by Ukrainian authorities;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbnPm7bIvM_\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">released by Ukrainian authorities<\/a>, shows a drone chasing down a street vendor in the city of <a data-ylk=\"slk:Kherson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/kherson\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kherson<\/a> in southern <a data-ylk=\"slk:Ukraine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/ukraine\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 52-year-old man can be seen desperately running around the van, as the drone stalks him slowly. Eventually, the drone dives towards the man suddenly and detonates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The explosion leaves behind a large cloud of smoke, as the footage ends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The man survived, Ukrainian police say, although he has been left with shrapnel injuries, a concussion and blast injuries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian man (bottom left) was targeted by a Russian drone (top right) with authorities in the former country accusing the latter of a war crime (National Police of Ukraine)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a <a data-ylk=\"slk:post uploaded to X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andrii_sybiha\/status\/2084543621756334183\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">post uploaded to X<\/a> on Tuesday, Sybiha accused <a data-ylk=\"slk:Russia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/russia\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Russia<\/a> of trying to intimidate civilians. \u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This barbaric Russian war crime in Kherson \u200cdemands international condemnation and justice, but thousands of similar crimes never come to the public eye,&#8221; he said.\u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sybiha also branded the drone&#8217;s pilot as a &#8220;sadist,&#8221; and accused them of knowing that they were targeting a <a data-ylk=\"slk:civilian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/civilians\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">civilian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A lasting peace requires comprehensive justice for such horrific crimes, a powerful defense and deterrence package for Ukraine, and reliable, guaranteed security for our people,&#8221; Sybiha concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bThe U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine <a data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.un.org\/en\/319320-civilian-casualties-soar-ukraine-first-half-2026-amid-escalating-attacks-and-intensifying\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> in July that it had recorded around 1,396 civilian deaths in the first six months of 2026, as well as 7,978 injuries. That marks a 37 percent increase from 2025 and more than doubles records from 2024. \u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Intensifying long-range missile and drone strikes targeting urban centres by Russia drove the surge in civilian casualties, the U.N. group said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The man was left with blast injuries, shrapnel wounds and a concussion after the explosion, the aftermath of which is depicted here (National Police of Ukraine)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"706\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/3c392bcbd57f91cf6bf160b9e0dfb75e51670dd6bcba2788206406b099ce5b2d\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthe_independent_635%2F73b749bc5f452eb100b011fe65f616f7\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>The man was left with blast injuries, shrapnel wounds and a concussion after the explosion, the aftermath of which is depicted here (National Police of Ukraine)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Regional governor Oleh Hryhorov <a data-ylk=\"slk:confirmed on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OlehHryhorov\/status\/2084509301029110059\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed on X<\/a> that an elderly woman and two children were killed overnight in Sumy during Russian guided bomb strikes.\u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Russia has also claimed that Ukraine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/moscow-black-sea-united-nations-chekhov-leningrad-b3027054.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Russia has also claimed that Ukraine<\/a> has caused civilian casualties with drones and long-range missiles. \u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Monday, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Russia accused Ukraine of terrorism;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/ukraine-drone-strike-beach-russia-black-sea-resort-b3026901.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Russia accused Ukraine of terrorism <\/a>after a debris from a drone fell onto a crowded beach in Gelendzhik, a Black Sea holiday resort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a Telegram post viewed by <a data-ylk=\"slk:NBC News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-war-drone-black-sea-resort-beach-holiday-goers-killed-rcna590723\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NBC News<\/a>, Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the Krasnodar region, described the attack as a &#8220;deliberate strike&#8221; against civilians by Kyiv. According to him, seven people were killed in the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andriy Kovalenko, the head of the Ukrainian government&#8217;s Center for Countering Disinformation, blamed the incident on Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This was the work of Russian air defense forces, which shot down the drone over a beach full of vacationers,&#8221; he told <a data-ylk=\"slk:CNN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/03\/europe\/ukrainian-drone-southern-russia-beach-intl\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u200bBoth countries, which have been at war since <a data-ylk=\"slk:Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/ukraine-russia-war-casualties-invasion-data-b2925637.html\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022<\/a>, have denied targeting civilians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/russia-accused-war-crime-video-122430371.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Russia of committing a war crime after footage of a drone attack on a civilian was<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/russia-accused-of-war-crime-after-video-shows-sadist-drone-pilot-hunting-market-vendor\/05\/08\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/72b4dd18a0c8d654a3ea84f43a31639a642388684fc44c10ba65a961568b6612\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_jpg\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fthe_independent_635%2F361e1eb195108b39852af16eca738039","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}