Gelendzhik faces the latest wave of regional violence after a Ukrainian drone attack injured dozens along the Black Sea coast, killing several including children. The resort town sits in Krasnodar Krai with a population around 80,000 (2021), known for coastal tourism along Gelendzhik Bay.
A bus carrying a children's soccer team from Belarus to southern Russia has been struck in the Bryansk region near Ukraine. One woman has died and several others, including children, are injured. Russia has opened a terrorism probe, with Belarus and Ukraine denying involvement.
A drone crash at a busy Gelendzhik beach has injured about 40 people. Officials say 17 were hospitalized; a medical disaster team is at the scene. The governor attributes the attack to Kyiv regime, while Ukraine denies civilian targeting. The event follows missile strikes on Kyiv and a separate incident at a Wildberries warehouse.