🚨 DRONES THAT CAN TRACK HUMANS WITHOUT GPS. TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS OR A NEW THREAT TO HUMANITY? Researchers in the United States have demonstrated an autonomous drone capable of following a person through dense forests, avoiding obstacles and navigating without GPS or a pre-existing map. The technology combines three-dimensional environmental perception with autonomous navigation algorithms. This is a remarkable technological achievement. But there is another side to this story. RUSSIA IS ALREADY USING DRONES TO HUNT UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS. In Kherson, this has become known as the “Human Safari.” Russian drone operators pursue ordinary people walking down the street, cycling, driving home from work or trying to reach a hospital. They can see people through their drone cameras. They can see that their targets are civilians. And they attack anyway. But this horror is not limited to Kherson. NIKOPOL, IN UKRAINE’S DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, IS ALSO EXPERIENCING RUSSIAN DRONE TERROR. Russian FPV drones attack civilian vehicles, buses, markets and people going about their everyday lives. On April 4, 2026, Russian drones struck a market in Nikopol, killing five people and injuring others. On April 7, Russian FPV drones attacked civilian buses in the Nikopol area, causing further deaths and injuries. And there is another particularly disturbing tactic. Locals and Ukrainian military personnel refer to certain Russian drones as “zhduny” — literally, “the ones that wait.” These are ambush drones. Instead of immediately striking a target, they can wait in a position, observing the surroundings until a vehicle or person appears. Russian forces have used such drones in the Nikopol area, where civilian traffic is already under constant threat. Imagine living in a city where an ordinary journey to buy food, visit relatives or get medical treatment could end with a drone attack. This is not science fiction. THIS IS LIFE IN UKRAINE. And the attacks have consequences far beyond the immediate casualties. People become afraid to leave their homes. Public transport becomes dangerous. Roads become deadly. Entire communities are deprived of normal civilian life. On May 28, 2025, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine concluded that widespread and systematic Russian drone attacks against civilians in Kherson Oblast constituted crimes against humanity, including murder. Videos of attacks on civilians have also circulated through Russian online channels. There have been allegations of such attacks being treated as competitions, including claims about betting on victims. Those specific allegations require independent verification, but the deliberate targeting of civilians is already extensively documented. Now imagine a future in which drones can navigate without GPS, overcome obstacles and continue tracking people with increasingly sophisticated autonomous systems. What happens when such capabilities are acquired by forces that are already deliberately attacking civilians? The problem is not technological development itself. Autonomous drones can help rescue people, support humanitarian operations and operate in environments too dangerous for humans. The problem is how these technologies are used, who controls them and who is held accountable. The international community must urgently address meaningful human control, civilian protection, military command responsibility and accountability for war crimes. Because for the people of Kherson and Nikopol, drone warfare against civilians is not a hypothetical future. IT IS THEIR REALITY TODAY. Nobody should have to fear being hunted and killed simply for leaving their home. And the world must never accept the deliberate hunting of civilians as a normal part of modern warfare. #HumanSafari #Nikopol #Kherson #RussianWarCrimes #StandWithUkraine