Russia is systematically attacking civilians with FPV drones: the Office of the Prosecutor General has described the scale of the terror
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Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Remote killings of civilians using FPV drones have become a method of Russian terror in frontline areas.
This was reported by the press service of the Office of the Prosecutor General.
Since the start of the full-scale invasion, more than 16,000 criminal cases have been opened regarding attacks by short-range drones on civilians. The highest number of such crimes has been recorded in the Kherson, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Sumy regions.
Office of the Prosecutor General
The Office of the Prosecutor General noted that 187 such crimes were recorded in 2022–2023. In 2024, the number increased 14-fold—to 2,685. In 2025, the number nearly tripled again, reaching 7,787. Since the beginning of 2026, 2,614 such crimes have already been recorded. As a result of Russian attacks, nearly 7,000 people have been affected, including 179 children. 967 people have been killed, including 10 children.
The aggressor country is specifically targeting medical workers, rescue workers, police officers, journalists, utility workers, and representatives of humanitarian missions.
Office of the Prosecutor General
The Office of the Prosecutor General noted that 43 instances of Russian drone operators using the “double strike” tactic have also been documented. After the first attack, they waited for others to come to the aid of the victims and then launched a second strike.
As a reminder, a video was posted online today showing a Russian drone targeting a man in Kherson. Fortunately, he survived and said that this was already the second time the Russians had tried to kill him using drones.
Author
Olexander Iliushchenkov Deputy Editor-in-Chief
All materialsHe studied at the School of Journalism at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. He has been working in journalism since the early 2010s. He has worked for the publications "Rakurs," 112.ua, "Ukraine World News," and "Novyny. Live."