With Russian forces just over the river, Kherson has turned into a hunting ground for drones that appear to be focusing mainly on civilians.
By Alex Horton and Serhii Korolchuk, The Washington PostPeople brave torrential rain to collect packages of donated food in Kherson on Oct. 12.
But the past few months have been the worst Kherson has seen, even under the occupation, residents said. Between July and October, drones and mines killed 133 people, according to the Kherson military administration, and injured 1,350. “This is targeted terrorism,” Prokudin said. “They see and understand who they are attacking, and at the same time they boast on social media with videos of how they kill and injure civilians.”
The only relief has come from rainstorms sweeping off the Black Sea, which ground the surveillance and attack drones. Thunder and lightning crackled over Kherson on an October afternoon, allowing people to line up for humanitarian aid with some confidence they would not be struck. Russia is not a signatory of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty that outlaws such weapons, and it has used them widely in the war. There is also evidence that Ukraine has deployed them on the battlefield despite being a signatory.
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