# IN BRIEF: One child killed in Novorossiysk after massive UAV attack

https://mins.news/en/item/19839

- TASS, 2026-08-12 07:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2171681

> One child was killed in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk after a massive unmanned aerial vehicle attack. Air defense forces said they shot down several hundred UAVs during the assault. The attack took place in Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region, according to the report.

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