Drone Explodes on Russian Beach, Killing 7, Officials Say

It was unclear what the drone was targeting and why it crashed in the crowded resort spot, but it has been a deadly summer for civilians caught up in the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Multiple people, including children, have been reportedly killed after a drone struck a beach in Russia.

Multiple people, including children, have been reportedly killed after a drone struck a beach in Russia.

Social media footage showed what appeared to be a drone crashing into a busy beach at Arkhipo-Osipovka, as tourists looked on from the shore and in the water.

Russia says seven killed as Ukrainian drone hits crowded Russian beach  CNN

Video shows the moment a drone struck a crowded beach near the Russian Black Sea resort of Gelendzhik.

Scenes from a drone striking a crowded Russian beachAt least seven people, including three children, were killed and 40 others injured after a drone struck a beach at Arkhipo-Osipovka near Russia’s Black Sea resort town of Gelendzhik on Sunday, according to local authorities.The Krasnodar Krai regional government said

Seven people, including three children and four adults, were killed, while 40 others, including 21 were taken to hospital

Officials said 40 people were injured in the attack on a holiday resort

Moment Ukrainian drone hits Russian holiday resort, killing seven and injuring 40  lbc.co.uk

Beachgoers were startled after the Ukrainian unmanned aircraft crashed to the ground in Arkhipo-Osipovka, a resort on the Black Sea.

Six people, including three children, were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said.

A Russian attack drone struck a multi-story residential building in the center of Odesa, injuring an 18-year-old and a 28-year-old, according to local authorities. Both victims were hospitalized with thermal burns. The strike on Odesa follows a massive t nationwide barrage on Saturday, Aug. 1, during which Russia launc