Jane Lytvynenko
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Jane Lytvynenko
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Reporting for WSJ in Kyiv.
Previously BuzzFeed News, Harvard Shorenstein Center.
Osint, investigations, sometimes disinformation.
Thanks so much, Malachy
December 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“We live in a mousetrap,” said one victim of such an attack.

“They are not humans after what they are doing," said another.

The UN said the attacks are "part of a coordinated state policy" and "crimes against humanity."

Oksana Grytsenko and I report:

www.wsj.com/world/russia... (free to read)
Russian Drones Turn the Streets of Kherson Into a Civilian Kill Zone
The attacks on Kherson are part of Russia’s growing strategy to terrorize civilians in an effort to sap Ukrainians’ strength to resist in the fourth year of war.
www.wsj.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This year alone, Russians have used over 101,000 FPV drones in the Kherson region, per authorities.

In the city, they expand about 5,000 per month.

90 civilians have been killed and over 1,300 injured, authorities say. The youngest victim, in the region, was a 1-year-old boy.
October 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Russians began attacking civilians in Kherson using FPV drones over a year ago.

Over time, the drones have been able to reach further. Attacks on the main highway into the city risk cutting the main artery.

@cen4infores.bsky.social has geolocated videos of Russians post online:
October 9, 2025 at 6:39 AM