Russia accused of drone attack on UN marked aid convoy in Ukraine

Drones have hit a United Nations humanitarian convoy carrying supplies to war-torn areas of Ukraine.  

The aid vehicles marked with the recognisable UN emblem were targeted in Kherson, southern Ukraine, while taking food to residents.  

Since deleted footage posted on a Russian Telegram channel showed the drone aiming at the UN four-by-four car on the road.

Another clip, filmed from inside a vehicle behind it, shows the car being hit.

The incident is said to have happened in the Ostrov neighbourhood and carried out by a remotely piloted drone.

A since-deleted post claimed that the drone was operated by the unmanned systems unit in the 18th Combined Arms Army embedded in the Dnepr military group, according to Militarnyi.

In the immediate aftermath of the attack, UN personnel travelling in the convoy are said to have stated they didn’t instantly know who was behind it.

Since then, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has raised the alarm over two Russian strikes in Kherson on Thursday, which breached international law.

His office said: ‘The Secretary-General is alarmed that a United Nations vehicle was struck twice in Kherson city in Ukraine on 14 May.

‘The clearly-marked vehicle was part of an inter-agency humanitarian mission, led by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, that had been notified to the parties well in advance.’

Russia occupied Kherson city for around eight months in 2022 before it was liberated, but parts of the Kherson Oblast remain under siege.  

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