10/10/2024 — ANALYSIS:  Sadistic ‘Human Safari’: Russia’s Drone Warfare in Kherson

Residents and first responders are increasingly at risk, as drones strike civilian vehicles, including private cars, taxis, minibuses, public transport, volunteer trucks, and ambulances.

From: Kyiv Post

A man looks at a building destroyed in the recent Russian attack, in the southern city of Kherson, on October 29, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)

The introduction of drone warfare has not only changed the situation at the front; it has transformed the skies and streets of Kherson into battlegrounds. The “human safari” – locals’ nickname for the Russian drones hunting them down the street – is an unprecedented development that receives little coverage in national and international media.

Due to its geographical location, Kherson exemplifies the future of modern warfare. The Dnipro River, at some points merely 1 kilometer wide, serves as the front line, enabling frequent attacks on Ukrainian-controlled territories from nearby Russian positions.

While the residents of the Kherson region were accustomed to the artillery, mortar, tank assaults, missile and aerial bomb strikes, drones brought the war on civilians to the new level.

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