- A Ukrainian drone crashed onto a popular beach near Gelendzhik on Russia's Black Sea coast, resulting in seven fatalities, including three children, and 40 injuries.
- Russian authorities, including Governor Veniamin Kondratyev, condemned the incident as a deliberate attack on civilians and an act of terrorism by Ukraine.
- Ukraine has not issued a statement on this specific attack, though its military consistently maintains it does not intentionally target civilians.
- The drone strike occurred near a £1bn complex often referred to as 'Putin's palace,' which the Russian leader denies owning.
- This incident takes place amidst ongoing hostilities, with Russia also recently striking Ukrainian civilian targets, prompting protests from Sweden and concerns from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding missile defence capabilities.
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