Russia downs 320 drones: Six killed, warehouses damaged in Moscow, St Petersburg

Russia’s defence ministry said it brought down or destroyed 320 Ukrainian drones across 19 regions overnight, as governors reported six people killed, nine injured and warehouses damaged near Moscow and St Petersburg.

At least seven people were killed in southern Russia on Monday after debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto a crowded beach, according to local officials, in one of the deadliest incidents in recent weeks. Three of those killed in the incident in a Black Sea resort area in the city of Gelendzhik, were children, …

Ukrainian drones struck Moscow region overnight on August 4, killing five people and injuring six others, Governor Andrey Vorobyov reported.

Russia said on Monday that seven people, including three children, had been killed and 40 injured at its Black Sea holiday resort of Gelendzhik in what it said was a deliberate Ukrainian drone attack on civilians. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, which like Russia, ‌says it does not deliberately target civi

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.

Russian forces struck Pryluky with three drones, destroying a Nova Poshta cargo branch and damaging warehouses with agricultural machinery. One man was wounded, while postal workers and customers sheltering at the site were unharmed.

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Seven people, including three children, dead after ‘drone debris’ strike beach in seaside town, says Russian task force Ukrainian drone attacks on a Black Sea resort and the annexed Crimea peninsula killed 11 people, Russian officials said after blaming Ukraine for another explosion that killed five people in a Moscow

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.

A drone hit a busy beach in southern Russia, killing seven people including three children, local authorities have said.

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

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The drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea holiday resort injured 40 people, with the regional governor accusing Ukraine of a “deliberate attack on civilians”.

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

Three children were killed when the drone crashed at a popular resort on the Black Sea.

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

Russian glide bombs on residential districts of Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine killed one person, while six people were killed by Ukrainian drone debris in Russia's Arkhipo-Osipovka.

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

Vladimir Putin ally threatens to blow up iconic London landmark after UK drones destroy key Russian bridge  GB News

Moscow has accued Kyiv of stepping up attacks on civilian targets in recent weeks. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy put Ukraine's chief peace negotiator in charge of foreign intelligence.

Russia said on Monday ‌that six people, including three children, had been killed and about 40 injured at its Black Sea holiday resort of Gelendzhik in what it said was a deliberate Ukrainian drone attack on civilians.

Russia says Ukrainian drone attack on holiday-makers killed seven, including 3 children  Reuters

MOSCOW, Aug 3 - Russia said on Monday that four people, including a child, had been killed and 10 injured at the Black Sea holiday resort of Gelendzhik following a Ukrainian drone attack.

Ukrainian drones reportedly target Wildberries warehouse, university linked to drone development in Russia  The Kyiv Independent

Aug 2 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least eight people in Russian regions overnight and on Sunday, hitting targets including a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, regional officials said.

Russia's Defense Ministry said it had downed 635 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse  Toronto Star

Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace, local officials said

Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse  AP News

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 33 civilians in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, authorities said. The strikes follow a major Russian attack two days earlier that killed at least 10 people and wounded

Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 33 civilians in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, authorities said.

Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and wounding 30 civilians in Kyiv.

As Moscow has increased its long-range strikes on Ukrainian towns and cities, Kiev has pressed its allies for air defence support.

Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv after Russia launched ballistic missiles, hours after Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a massive overnight assault.

Russia launched ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and other cities in Ukraine in the early hours Thursday, hours after warning of an attack.

Russia was striking the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with ballistic missiles in the early hours of Thursday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a Telegram post, asking people to seek shelter.