Ukrainian drone attacks in the region around Moscow killed five people, local officials said Tuesday, while authorities in Ukraine said Russian aerial strikes there also caused at least five civilian deaths.Since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine has developed long-range drones that can hit targets deep inside Russia. In the past year, they have battered oil facilities, major storage depots and other key infrastructure.Russia’s relentless aerial attacks on Ukraine have killed more than 16,000 civilians, with casualties rising steadily each year, according to the United Nations.Neither side publishes verifiable numbers of troop casualties on the front line, which winds about 1,250 kilometers (800 miles) through eastern and southern Ukraine.Neither side’s claims could be independently verified.
Russia says a Ukrainian drone killed 7 on Black Sea coastThe death toll from a drone strike Monday in the Russian Black Sea resort of Arkhipo-Osipovka rose to seven, including three children, regional authorities said.On Tuesday morning, Krasnodar regional authorities updated the number of wounded to 58, with 21 of them hospitalized.Footage circulating online showed a drone slamming into a crowded beach, with what sounded like rapid gunfire ringing in the background. Ukraine has not commented on the strike.
