Human safari (terror campaign)

Human safari
Part of Russian invasion of Ukraine
LocationKherson, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
DateMay 2024–present
TargetUkrainian civilians
Deaths150 civilians (as of May 2025, per UN report)
PerpetratorsRussia
MotiveAnti-Ukrainian sentiment, Russian irredentism

Human safari is a term used to describe a Russian deliberate terror campaign in Kherson, Ukraine which involves the use of drones to purposefully target Ukrainian civilians during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Due to these actions, a UN report found the Russian Armed Forces guilty of murder, forced transfer, terror, attacks on civilians and outrages upon personal dignity which amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.