At least seven people, including three children, were killed in southern Russia on Monday after debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto a crowded beach in the city of Gelendzhik, according to local officials.
Incident Details
The incident occurred in a Black Sea resort area in the Krasnador region, where a further 40 people were injured, with 21 hospitalized and 19 others receiving medical treatment.
Regional governor Veniamin Kondratiev expressed his condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims, stating that the people on the beach were killed when debris from a UAV fell.
CNN’s analysis of video footage shows that seconds before the explosion, automatic gunfire from at least three weapons is audible, causing the drone to veer sharply and dive into the beach.
The Ukrainian government has not yet commented on the incident, but the head of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation, Andriy Kovalenko, stated that the incident was the result of Russian air defense forces shooting down the drone over a beach full of vacationers.
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