# Ukrainian drones attack southern Russia, killing 8-year-old child

https://mins.news/en/item/19890

- Meduza, 2026-08-12 08:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/12/ukrainian-drones-attack-southern-russia-8-year-old-child-killed-homes-and-businesses-damaged

> Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Krasnodar Krai in the early hours of August 12, according to Governor Veniamin Kondratyev. He said “several hundred” drones targeted Novorossiysk, Anapa, Gelendzhik and the Temryuk District. The attack killed an 8-year-old child. Homes and businesses were also damaged in the strikes.

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