A Russian channel has claimed that the vehicle driven by a Ukrainian civilian wounded in a Russian FPV drone attack in Kherson today was carrying weapons and logistical equipment to Ukrainian positions. The attack, which was documented in footage reported earlier, shows the drone chasing the seller as he pleaded. The seller survived.
A Russian channel claimed at 14:48 Jerusalem that the vehicle driven by the Ukrainian vegetable seller wounded in today's FPV drone attack in Kherson was carrying weapons and logistical equipment to Ukrainian positions. The channel did not provide evidence for the claim. The seller survived the attack, which was documented in footage previously reported by The Zioneer.
The thread began at 10:42 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer first reported a Telegram post alleging that a Russian FPV drone operator struck a civilian fruit seller in Kherson City. At the same time, Ukraine's National Police released video footage of the incident, confirming the drone targeted a civilian vendor. At 12:58, new footage emerged showing the drone chasing the seller as he pleaded for his life, and it was confirmed the seller was wounded but survived. The source quality evolved from an unverified single-source Telegram post to a police-released video, and then to additional footage from Abu Ali Express.
As The Zioneer reported on June 29, Ukraine has allowed civilian FPV drone pilots worldwide to remotely operate drones and earn bonuses for strikes on Russian soldiers. On July 1, The Zioneer reported on a Ukrainian soldier disarming a Russian fiber-optic drone. These reports illustrate the broader use of drones in the conflict, though the Kherson incident is notable for the deliberate targeting of a civilian.
The Russian channel's claim that the vehicle was carrying weapons remains unverified. No independent evidence has been provided. The nature of the seller's injuries has not been specified.
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