# Power fails across Russian resort city amid drone warning, a week after beach strike killed seven

https://mins.news/en/item/18348

- Meduza, 2026-08-10 17:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/10/power-goes-dark-across-a-russian-resort-city-under-drone-warning-a-week-after-a-beach-strike-killed-seven

> Residents of Gelendzhik began reporting a citywide power outage on the afternoon of August 10, according to 93.ru. A warning about possible Ukrainian drone attacks had been active in the resort city since early morning. Sirens sounded periodically while the warning remained in effect, and authorities closed the beaches. The outage and security measures came one week after a beach strike killed seven people.

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