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Veniamin Kondratyev reports seven people killed as a Ukrainian drone strikes a crowded beach in southern Russia

Seven people, including three children, were killed and 58 others injured when a Ukrainian drone struck a crowded beach in the resort town of Gelendzhik on Monday. Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the Krasnodar region, described the incident as a deliberate strike on the civilian population by the Kyiv regime. While Ukraine has not officially confirmed responsibility, the explosion occurred as Kyiv seeks to push the war's front line closer to Moscow. The strike highlights a growing trend of Ukrainian long-range attacks deep into Russian territory, including recent hits on the e-commerce giant Wildberries. Meanwhile, Russia continues to pound Ukrainian civilian areas, with the UN reporting over 16,000 civilian deaths in Ukraine since the war began. Both nations have traded accusations of targeting civilians, with Russia claiming Ukraine's strikes are cynical, while Ukraine maintains its own heavy bombardment of Russian cities and infrastructure. Turkey and India have called for improved navigational safety in the Black Sea as merchant shipping faces increasing risks from the drone and missile exchanges.

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