# Drones kill child, damage businesses in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, mayor says

https://mins.news/en/item/19776

- Reuters, 2026-08-12 05:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/drones-hit-residential-buildings-russias-black-sea-port-novorossiysk-mayor-says-2026-08-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7c086e325a7500012a853e

> An overnight drone attack in the Russian Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk killed a child, Mayor Andrei Kravchenko said. He reported that four enterprises and more than two dozen residential buildings were also damaged. Kravchenko shared the account on Telegram on Wednesday.

## Related coverage

- [8-year-old child killed and 8 wounded after Ukrainian drone strike on Russian city of Novorossiysk](https://mins.news/en/video/20154) — The Associated Press, 2026-08-12
- [Ukrainian drones attack southern Russia, killing 8-year-old child](https://mins.news/en/item/19890) — Meduza, 2026-08-12
- [IN BRIEF: One child killed in Novorossiysk after massive UAV attack](https://mins.news/en/item/19839) — TASS, 2026-08-12