The Ukrainian highway from hell: Ruthless Russian drone pilots stage ‘chicken hunt’ targeting civilian drivers on ‘death alley’ motorway
Published: 15:23, 26 August 2025 | Updated: 16:27, 26 August 2025
Russia[2] has turned a key Ukrainian road link into a highway from hell with chicken hunt drone strikes on civilians, in what officials say is yet another example of Vladimir Putin's war crimes[3].
The M-14 Kherson-Mykolaiv highway has become a death alley, according to a senior official, who has told residents to avoid it.
A hostile drone strike by Vladimir Putin[4]'s forces attacked a prosecutor's vehicle and wounded two people.
'We have been observing high activity of Russian drones along the M-14 Kherson-Mykolaiv highway,' said Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration.
'The enemy is purposefully attacking civilian transport.
Therefore, I strongly urge you: do not travel along this route unless absolutely necessary.'
He warned of the temporary closure of the highway when Putin's drones are attacking.
Footage shows the nightmare on the road after vehicles are struck by the Russians.[5] In the harrowing clip, a car is engulfed in flames as thick smoke emanates from the bridge.
A Ukrainian state prosecutor, 38, and his driver, 58, were wounded in a strike.
Both were hospitalised.
Ukrainians have been urged not to travel on the M-14 Kherson-Mykolaiv highway from hell as Russian drone pilots stage a 'chicken hunt' aiming to kill civilians
The M-14 Kherson-Mykolaiv highway has become a death alley, according to a senior official, who has told residents to avoid it
A hostile drone strike by Vladimir Putin 's forces attacked a prosecutor's vehicle and wounded two people
Criminal proceedings into a 'war crime' by the Russians have been opened.[6]
'Prosecutors, together with police investigators, are conducting urgent investigative work and documenting the war crime committed by the Russian armed forces[7],' said a law enforcement statement.
Russia has repeatedly bombed the road and its bridges, but it remains a key lifeline for Kherson city, now under pressure from the Russian invaders.[8]
Since the start of the war, Putin's forces have also been accused of targeting civilians, a claim the Kremlin has denied.
However, reports from the United Nations and human rights organisations cite deliberate attacks on residential areas, hospitals, and schools.
Evidence includes indiscriminate shelling, executions, torture, and sexual violence in occupied regions like Bucha and Mariupol.
Forced deportations of Ukrainian civilians, including children, to Russia have also been reported.[9]
Critics of Russian president, Vladimir Putin say his strikes on the bridge are further examples of war crimes he is committing
These acts violate the Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law.
It prompted investigations by the International Criminal Court and global condemnation.
In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin.[10]
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