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Drone Explodes on Russian Beach, Killing 7, Officials Say
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- A drone explosion on a beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka, southwestern Russia, killed seven people, including three children, and wounded 40 others, with 21 hospitalized, according to local authorities.
- Videos verified by The New York Times showed a winged drone nose-diving onto the crowded Black Sea beach and exploding on impact, causing panic among bathers.
- The Krasnodar region, near Ukraine, has experienced recent strikes amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war; the regional governor accused Ukraine of targeting civilians in this attack.
- There has been no official comment from Ukraine regarding the drone explosion, and the drone's intended target or reason for crashing remains unclear.
- The incident occurs amid intensified aerial assaults by both Russia and Ukraine, with Russia recently killing hundreds of Ukrainian civilians and Ukraine expanding its long-range strikes to include commercial infrastructure in Russia.
