World News for Students of English

11-08-2026 07:00

A shocking video from Ukraine shows a Russian drone chasing a street vegetable seller named Yuri in Kherson. Although the drone exploded nearby and injured him, Yuri miraculously survived. Ukrainians call these disturbing civilian attacks a human safari, where Russian operators use drones to target ordinary citizens instead of military forces.

Drones have completely transformed the modern battlefield. Russian troops employ various models, including fast kamikaze drones, commercial quadcopters, and advanced fiber-optic drones that cannot be easily jammed by radio signals. Both Ukraine and Russia have established specialized military branches dedicated to drone warfare where technology evolves every few weeks.

Beyond drone attacks, Russia continues to strike Ukrainian cities with deadly ballistic missiles. Recent missile strikes killed at least twenty-one people and hit a rural railway station and surrounding warehouses. Ukrainian air defenses are struggling because they are running out of critical interceptor missiles, which leaves civilians vulnerable to continued destruction across the country.

Difficult words: disturbing (something that makes you feel worried, sad, or uncomfortable), kamikaze drone (a small flying machine packed with explosives that flies directly into a target and destroys itself when it hits), quadcopter (a small aircraft or drone that flies using four spinning blades).

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