THIS is the sickening moment a Russian drone deliberately hunts down and blows up a United Nations aid convoy in Ukraine.
Shocking footage shows the view from the killer drone as it zeroes in on a clearly marked World Food Programme truck with “UN” stamped on its roof.
The pilot has ample time to recognise the symbols before slamming the explosive drone into the vehicle, triggering a fireball and setting the truck ablaze.
The convoy was on a mission to deliver life-saving aid to Belozersk village in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region.
It was packed with food and vital supplies from the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHR) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The grim new footage emerged days after reports of the strike first surfaced on Tuesday.
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And it is further evidence of Russia’s escalating war on civilians and humanitarian workers, a campaign that experts say is aimed at breaking Ukraine’s will to survive.
The Kremlin has made no comment, but pro-Putin channels are openly boasting about the strike.
One notorious Telegram outlet, From Mariupol to the Carpathians, said: “Reconnaissance detected the movement of dual-purpose equipment in a timely way, and within minutes FPV drone crews of GV Dnipro were working on the column.
“One of the videos shows a moment of free hunting. Any movement of vehicles will be considered a legitimate target.”
The propagandists offered no proof of their wild claim that the convoy carried “dual-purpose equipment”.
They even accused the UN of failing to “coordinate” the delivery — as if that justified attacking a humanitarian mission protected by international law.
The United Nations confirmed the attack, saying none of its staff were hurt.
But two civilians in a nearby car – a 73-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man – were injured in the blast.
In a statement, the UN condemned Moscow’s barbaric assault: “Such attacks are utterly unacceptable.
“Aid workers are protected by international humanitarian law and should never be attacked.
“Civilians remaining in front-line areas are heavily reliant on humanitarian assistance, and aid workers should be able to deliver life-saving assistance safely.
“Deliberately targeting humanitarians and humanitarian assets is a gross violation of international humanitarian law and might amount to a war crime.”
Local authorities also raged at the Kremlin’s latest act of savagery.
Alexander Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said: “Russia has once again shown its true and disgusting face by attacking a humanitarian mission in Kherson region.”
He accused Putin’s forces of destroying several tons of desperately needed aid, labelling them: “Terrorists — there’s nothing more to say.”
