Russia, Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes Killing 5 Each as Black Sea Shipping Risks Grow
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 4
Russia, Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes Killing 5 Each as Black Sea Shipping Risks Grow
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 4
Summary
Five people were killed in the Moscow region and five more across Ukraine on Tuesday as Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks, extending a cycle of retaliatory strikes deeper into both countries.
Seven people — including four children — also died in Monday’s drone strike on the Russian Black Sea resort of Arkhipo-Osipovka, while 58 were wounded, underscoring the rising civilian toll on both sides.
In Ukraine, officials said Russian attacks hit Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kramatorsk; among the dead were two girls, ages 5 and 10, and an 89-year-old woman.
Ukraine says Russian drone attacks on civilians have killed 967 people and injured nearly 7,000 since the invasion, and Zelenskyy posted video he said showed a drone hunting a Kherson street vendor.
The fighting is also spilling across the Black Sea: Russia said it struck Ukrainian ports and vessels, while Turkey warned attacks on merchant shipping could threaten grain, fertilizer and broader food supplies.