THE IDIOTS

Human Rights Watch

“Listen, Run, Hide: How Russia Uses Quadcopter Drones to Hunt and Kill Civilians in Kherson” — June 3, 2025

“Video of the drone attack on Petro and Tetiana’s van published to the Russian military-affiliated Telegram channel From Mariupol to the Carpathians on August 26, 2024. The munition strikes directly above the driver’s seat.”

BBC Verify

“From Mariupol to the Carpathians”

The Insider

“Russian forces launch indiscriminate strike on residential areas in Kherson, killing two and leaving over 20 injured” — October 24, 2025

“The Korabelnyi District, located in the western part of the city, came under fire. The Telegram channel ‘From Mariupol to the Carpathians’, which is linked to Russian troops operating in the Kherson area, published footage of the strike. The channel claimed that the attack destroyed ‘UAV operator positions and active locations of airspace control systems.’”

Zarina Zabrisky — “Kherson: Human Safari”

Brendan Kelley — “Kherson Weekly” (Substack)

“Kherson Weekly Special Edition: Russian Expansion of Unmanned Systems Units in the Kherson Direction” — July 2, 2026

“Using the racist epithet ‘Mykola’ to refer to Ukrainians generally, the group and Osvedomitell Alex both taunted the men. Eskadron linked their post to a ‘teaser’ posted by Osvedomitell Alex prior to him posting the full video.”

DW (Deutsche Welle)

“Russia: Targeting civilians in Ukraine with drones” — August 27, 2024

“Since at least the fall of 2023, Russian drones have ravaged Beryslav, a small city near Kherson in southern Ukraine, right by the Dnipro River. DW analyzed over a hundred attacks, most of which were reported by Ukrainian authorities on Telegram. Between last September and July 2024, they counted over a hundred strikes that left nearly 130 reported civilians injured and 16 dead in Beryslav and its surrounding villages and settlements.”