Pope Leo XIV has said that “tragic episodes” are multiplying in Ukraine following his Sunday Angelus on August 9. The Pope renewed his appeal for humanitarian law to be respected and for the targeting of civilians to cease.
The comments come after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared a video showing a Russian drone hunting a street vendor in the Kherson region. The man survived the attack, but sustained multiple shrapnel wounds, a concussion, and trauma. The use of Russian drones against civilians in front-line areas has been referred to as a “human safari”.
