Russia says Ukrainian drone attack kills 7 at Black Sea resort beach

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

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

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.

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.

At least 11 people have died and dozens are wounded after Ukraine launched strikes at a Russian Black Sea resort and the annexed peninsula of Crimea.

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

Ukraine war latest: New Magura sea drones strike Russian radar systems in occupied Crimea  The Kyiv Independent

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.

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

Pictures showed the huge explosion. 18:16, Mon, Aug 3, 2026 Updated: 18:16, Mon, Aug 3, 2026 The explosion (Image: East2West)There was terror on a Russian beach today as a “downed” Ukrainian drone crashed and exploded onto sunbathers.At least four people were killed and a dozen wounded as the unmanned plane exploded in

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

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

Russia has used glide bombs to smash Ukrainian towns and cities since it invaded its neighbour more than four years ago.

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.

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.

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.

Ukrainian strikes, one in a Russian Black Sea resort and another in the annexed peninsula of Crimea, have killed a total of 11 people and wounded dozens, Russian officials have said.

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.

Ukrainian drones struck a Russian university reportedly developing drone control systems, a Wildberries logistics hub in Vladimir region, and multiple targets in occupied Crimea overnight, expanding Kyiv’s campaign against Russia’s military and logistics infrastructure.

Only one Russian ballistic missile was intercepted overnight on Friday, Zelensky said, “simply because there are no interceptors for the Patriot systems.”

At least nine people are dead and many more injured in Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its suburbs killed 10 people early Saturday, as Ukrainian drones sank a huge Russian container ship in the Black Sea.

The state nuclear power operator said two Ukrainian drones struck the 'Yanina' cargo vessel near the port of Novorossiysk.

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

MOSCOW, July 30 - Russia said on Thursday that its forces had carried out big overnight strikes on military factories across Ukraine, including in the capital Kyiv and in the western city of Lviv, and had struck three cargo ships in the Black Sea.

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

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.

Russia striking Kyiv with ballistic missiles, mayor says  Reuters