Every morning, Petro picked up his wife Tetiana in Antonivka, Kherson. One day, a Russian drone was waiting and attacked.

Their story is one of many in our new investigation into deliberate drone attacks on civilians.

New @hrw.org feature: Listen, Run, Hide.

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Russian forces have used cheap, commercially available drones armed with munitions including prohibited antipersonnel mines— they have used these drones to attack people, homes, ambulances, grocery stores, and infrastructure.

The attacks have devastated daily life in parts of Kherson: shops have closed, buses stopped running, prevented ambulances from reaching victims, and families have had to flee en masse.

New @hrw.org report:

Since mid-2024, Russian forces have increasingly used armed quadcopter drones to kill and injure hundreds of civilians in Kherson. Victims were walking, biking, driving, or even receiving medical care when attacked.

Russian forces have used cheap, commercially available drones armed with munitions including prohibited antipersonnel mines— they have used these drones to attack people, homes, ambulances, grocery stores, and infrastructure.

The attacks have devastated daily life in parts of Kherson: shops have closed, buses stopped running, prevented ambulances from reaching victims, and families have had to flee en masse.

I’m sold.

Here’s the news in rural Ontario.