Ukrainian drone crashes on beach with vacationers at Russian Black Sea resort as warning system fails to sound. Seven people killed.

Source: Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters

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.

Update. The death toll on the beach in Gelendzhik has risen to seven, including three children and four adults, the Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters reported.

According to him, about 40 people were injured and 17 were hospitalized.

Alexey Kuznetsov, an aide to the head of Russia’s Health Ministry, confirmed that 17 people injured in the attack were hospitalized, and said four of them, including two children, are in serious condition.

Videos posted online show the drone coming down directly on the beach, where people were swimming and sunbathing at the time. The Krasnodar Krai Operational Headquarters had reported that “drone debris” had come down, while Ukrainian Telegram channels claim the drone crashed on the beach because of electronic warfare (EW) equipment.

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The Russian Telegram news channel Ostorozhno Novosti said Alexey Bogodistov, the head of the city, officially reported the drone threat at 8:34 a.m. and posted 10 minutes later that it had been called off. Local residents and tourists said they never heard any sirens, even though the village has a warning system. Readers of the news outlet 93.ru also reported that the system wasn’t working.

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