Harrowing vids show Putin’s drones hunting Ukrainian CIVILIANS as 30 killed & 400 hurt in chilling ‘campaign of fear’

HORRIFYING videos have shown Vladimir Putin’s drones hunting and dropping explosives on innocent Ukrainians, in a campaign that has killed dozens of people.

Russia has launched these attacks on major cities in the East and South of Ukraine killing at least 30 and injuring over 400.

Shocking footage showed how a cyclist was targeted and attacked by a Russian droneBBC

These drones also hit a civilian car in the Ukrainian city of KhersonBBC

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An airstrike destroyed a residential complex in Kharkiv, Ukraine[/caption]

The port city of Kherson has been victim to a sudden surge of over 5,000 drone strikes since 1 July.

Terrifying videos showed how these drones hunt down and target civilians.

One clip appeared to show a drone following a lonely cyclist before it dropped an explosive that narrowly missed that person.

Another video showed the moment an explosive was dropped on a parked car.

Two passengers, dressed in civilian clothing, were then seen promptly exiting the car and running to safety.

These videos, filmed through the remote operator’s camera on the drone, were uploaded to the messenger app Telegram with threatening messages to Ukrainians, according to the BBC.

Some of these threats suggested all vehicles would be targets and warned people to reduce their movements outside.

Military officials in Kherson explained that a change in the types of drones used by Russia has meant the city’s electronic systems were not able to intercept most of them.

A local woman, Angela Dobrovolsky, explained how one of these drones killed her husband of 32 years, Serhiy.

She said the hardware trader had been smoking a cigarette and talking to his neighbour when they heard a drone buzz near them.

Angela revealed that he ran and hid for cover but part of a dropped grenade caught him.

She said: “He died before the ambulance arrived.

“I was told he was very unlucky, because a piece of shrapnel pierced his heart.”

Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, also recently became victim to one of these attacks when a huge 500-kilogram bomb destroyed a residential building.

A 12-year-old boy died on Thursday’s assault while at least 35 others were left injured.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko added that others, including a 15-year-old missing boy, could still be trapped under rubble.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has recently called on its allies to allow the country to use long-range missiles to attack deeper into Russia.

Ukraine currently has access to British Storm Shadow and American ACATMS missiles – but are limited in their use.

Civilians were seen running out of the attacked carBBC

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Rescue workers attempted to save people trapped under rubble in Kharkiv[/caption]

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A 12-year-old boy died in this horrific Russian attack[/caption]

Kyiv argued it needed to hit Russian air bases, ammunition depots and other key military targets to properly fend off Putin’s attacks.

Moscow has responded and vowed to hit back if Ukraine used long-range missiles.

Putin confirmed that this move would mark an act of war by NATO and he would have to hit back.

The tyrant said: “Our military department is thinking about this and will offer various options.”