Russian civilians killed in Crimea as Ukraine war takes its toll on Black Sea shores

Several civilians have been killed in recent attacks on Russian territory and the annexed Crimean peninsula. In the Black Sea resort city of Gelendzhik, at least seven people, including three children, were killed and 40 injured when debris from a Ukrainian drone fell onto a crowded beach, according to local officials. The incident occurred on Monday, with regional governor Veniamin Kondratiev stating that the people on the beach were killed "when debris from a UAV fell".

In another incident, four people, including three civilians, were killed by an unidentified Russian soldier in the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, officials said. This comes after a Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in a Russian Black Sea resort killed six civilians, including three children, according to local authorities, as reported by France 24.

Russian attacks have also targeted Ukraine, with one person killed in Sumy in Ukraine's northeast, and three locations in the Kovpakivsky district struck, resulting in private homes and infrastructure being targeted. Ukraine's Air Force reported that it had shot down or neutralized 117 enemy UAVs overnight on August 4, with debris from shot-down drones falling in three locations.

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