Russian officials say 11 killed in Ukrainian strikes
Recent Ukrainian drone strikes on a Russian Black Sea resort and Crimea have resulted in 11 civilian deaths, including children. Simultaneously, Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities like Kryvyi Rig and Odesa have caused further casualties and infrastructure damage.
Why it matters
The escalation of civilian casualties on both sides highlights the intensifying nature of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the lack of progress toward a peace settlement.
Ukrainian strikes, one in a Russian Black Sea resort and another in the annexed peninsula of Crimea, killed a total of 11 people and wounded dozens, officials said.
The death toll from a drone attack on Russia's seaside village of Arkhipo-Osipovka rose to seven, with three children among them, the crisis task force for Russia's southern Krasnodar region said on social media.
Venyamin Kondratyev, the governor, said earlier that Ukraine had struck the Black Sea resort with a drone.
Unverified social media footage showed what appeared to be a drone crashing into a busy beach at Arkhipo-Osipovka, as tourists looked on from the shore and in the water.
Four people were also killed in a Ukrainian strike on Russia-annexed Crimea, the Moscow-installed governor Sergey Aksyonov said in a post on Telegram.
The Black Sea coast and Crimea are both summer destinations popular among Russian tourists.
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