The death toll from a drone attack on the Black Sea resort village of Arkhipo-Osipovka in Russia's Krasnodar Region has risen to seven, including three children, according to the regional operational headquarters.
Officials said 40 people were injured in the attack. Twenty-one of the injured have been hospitalised, while the remaining 19 are receiving outpatient treatment. The casualty figures were published through the regional authorities' official channel on the Max messaging platform, and the wounded are being treated at medical facilities in the region.
Arkhipo-Osipovka, a popular resort village within the municipality of Gelendzhik, came under attack by Ukrainian drones on the morning of August 3. The village sits on the Black Sea coast and is part of a larger urban district centred on Gelendzhik, a well-known seaside resort in southern Russia. The coastline in this part of the Krasnodar Region is lined with beaches and holiday settlements, and the area is especially popular during the summer holidays.
Russian officials initially said six people had been killed and 40 injured. The regional operational headquarters later raised the death toll to seven after additional victims were identified in the updated information. Three of the dead were children, according to the same official source, which also confirmed that 21 of the wounded had to be taken to hospital.
Reports from the scene described the drone strike as hitting the beach, which is the central public space in Arkhipo-Osipovka and the main reason many visitors come to the village. Such beaches along the Black Sea coast are normally crowded in August, when Russian families take their summer holidays. The authorities have not said whether there were any warning alerts before the strike or how many drones were involved.
Nineteen people were treated for their injuries without being admitted to hospital, the regional headquarters said. Medical services in the Krasnodar Region were involved in the response, and the figures released through the Max messaging platform indicated that most of the casualties were caused by a single incident on the morning of August 3.
The attack occurred at the height of the summer season on Russia's Black Sea coast, where resorts such as Gelendzhik and the villages around it rely heavily on holidaymakers. The area is one of the most popular domestic holiday destinations in Russia, particularly for families with children. The regional operational headquarters did not indicate whether the death toll could rise further, and no information about the victims' identities has been made public.
