The Russians have released footage of several drone strikes on UN vehicles in Kherson, while the UN stated that it does not know who attacked the convoy.
Footage of the strikes on UN vehicles in the Ostrov neighborhood was published on the Russian Telegram channel “From Mariupol to the Carpathians”.
The post claims that the attack was carried out by drone operators from the unmanned systems unit of the 18th Combined Arms Army of the ‘Dnepr’ military group (BpS 18 OA GV “Dnipro” — the Russian abbreviation).
On this channel, Russian military personnel systematically publish videos of attacks on Ukrainians in Kherson.
The Russians justify strikes on civilian vehicles by claiming that the vehicles may allegedly be ‘dual-use.’ The attack on UN vehicles was no exception.
“Our systems instantly identify it as a priority target and a potentially dangerous object. The first strike hits the vehicle’s body directly. After the hit, the convoy stops, and the personnel take cover. With the second strike, the operator finishes off the dual-use vehicle. The vehicle is completely destroyed,” reads the message from the Russian occupiers.
The Russians soon deleted this video, but the post was preserved in the archive.
After the attack, Andrea de Domenico, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ukraine, who was in the attacked convoy moving through Ukrainian-controlled territory, stated that he did not understand who carried out the strike.
Subsequently, UNHCR representative in Ukraine Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth condemned the attacks.
“This is the second incident this week. On Tuesday, a marked UN truck was hit while delivering humanitarian aid in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The driver is currently receiving treatment for his injuries. I am deeply concerned by these repeated incidents of hostilities affecting humanitarian workers, which raise questions about compliance with international humanitarian law,” the statement reads.
According to a UNHCR spokesperson, 56 incidents were recorded from January to April 2026.
Humanitarian workers were affected by the incidents: three were killed, and ten others were injured.