At least seven people, including three children, died after a drone crashed onto a beach near Gelendzhik, Russia. Russian officials labeled the incident a deliberate attack on civilians, while Ukraine has not commented. Additional attacks were reported in Crimea and Vladimir.
Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone deliberately struck a busy beach near Gelendzhik, killing seven people including three children and injuring 40. Ukraine has not commented.
A Turkish-operated, Cameroon-flagged cargo ship named Nadezhda was hit in a drone attack off the Russian port of Novorossiysk. Three people were injured and Russian vessels evacuated the 22-member crew.
A drone crashed into a busy beach in southern Russia's Krasnodar region, killing 7 (including 3 children) and injuring 40, with 17 hospitalized. The region's governor blamed Ukraine for a 'deliberate strike on civilians,' while Ukrainian channels suggested the drone may have been disrupted by electronic warfare. Ukraine has not commented.
A Ukrainian drone crashed onto a popular beach near Gelendzhik on Russia's Black Sea coast, killing seven people, including three children, and injuring 40, according to Russian authorities. Russia accused Kyiv of a deliberate attack on civilians, while Ukraine's military maintains it does not target non-combatants. The incident follows other recent attacks in both Russia and Ukraine.
The Russian Transport Ministry established a special headquarters to coordinate transportation and ensure cargo logistics in the Azov-Black Sea basin, responding to a tense situation caused by enemy drone attacks on seagoing vessels.
Russia's Transport and Defense Ministries are collaborating to ensure safe navigation and protect maritime vessels in the Azov-Black Sea basin, implementing additional steps and forming a task force to manage cargo logistics amidst ongoing drone attacks.
Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least nine people across several Russian regions, including a Wildberries warehouse and a residential building, while Russian attacks killed at least five in Ukraine. An EU naval mission also intercepted a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker near Sicily.
Russian forces continued striking Ukrainian transport infrastructure and vessels in the port of Nikolayev and the Black Sea, targeting military cargo and re-equipped tugboats, according to the Russian defense ministry.
Ukraine claims to have conducted overnight strikes deep inside Russia, targeting a major oil refinery and the Engels airfield, a strategic aviation base. President Zelensky stated the attacks were "long-range sanctions" against facilities financing Moscow's war, while Russia reported casualties and intercepted drones.
Ukrainian drones struck three oil refineries in Russia's Bashkortostan and a sanctioned Russian ship in the Black Sea. Concurrently, Russian missile and drone attacks killed at least nine in Kyiv, wounded 33, and damaged infrastructure, including Lithuania's embassy. The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant also briefly lost off-site power.
Kyiv suffered ballistic missile attacks, killing 10 and injuring 22, while Donald Trump expressed reluctance on licensing Patriot missile production to Ukraine. President Zelenskyy also urged Trump to facilitate Starlink use for strikes inside Russia. Separately, Ukrainians protested the ouster of the defense minister, and Black Sea grain exports faced threats from drone attacks.
Record low water levels on the Danube and Rhine rivers due to drought and heat have forced nuclear reactor shutdowns in Hungary and Romania, disrupted shipping, and impacted tourism across central and eastern Europe, raising energy crisis concerns.
Russian forces used Geran, Gerbera drones, and Lancet loitering munitions to strike three sea vessels carrying weapons and military cargoes in the Black Sea, south of Odessa and at the port of Chernomorsk, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Kyiv suffered ballistic missile attacks, killing nine and wounding 23 across five districts. Meanwhile, Donald Trump retreated from a promise to let Ukraine produce Patriot interceptors, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought his help to secure Elon Musk's Starlink for strikes inside Russia.
Russia's air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 150 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs over various Russian regions and the Black Sea in a 12-hour period.
Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Alexander Moiseyev confirms Black Sea Fleet submarines, including Project 636.6, are actively used to strike targets within enemy territory during the special military operation.
Four men in their 20s died after a black Seat Cupra collided with a lamp-post in Huyton, Merseyside, in the early hours of Friday. A fifth man was hospitalized in stable condition. Police are investigating and appealing for witnesses and doorbell footage.
A Turkish sailor died and others were wounded after a drone strike hit the Türkiye-flagged MV Reyhan Sari coal bulker off Russia's Novorossiysk on Wednesday, amid intensified Ukrainian attacks on Black Sea shipping.
Recent developments in the Black Sea and Persian Gulf highlight the rapid unravelling of the international order. Western powers are discarding old rules without establishing stable replacements, leading to increased militarization in the Black Sea and renewed confrontation in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening global trade routes.
Russia's attacks on civilian cargo ships in the Black Sea have halted all vessel traffic to Ukraine's Odesa region ports for the first time since 2023, strangling vital export corridors and raising global food security concerns. Ukraine has requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting for July 27.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its Geran-4 Seeker drones struck five vessels, including dry cargo and bulk carriers, in the Black Sea and Chernomorsk port on July 22, alleging they were used for Ukrainian military cargo.
Ukrainian forces' attacks on the Russian Black Sea coast, including Krasnodar Region and Yalta, have resulted in two fatalities and 26 injuries, along with damage to civilian infrastructure. State Duma Deputy Leonid Ivlev condemned these actions, stating they exclusively target civilians and civilian sites due to Kiev's lack of battlefield success.
Four tankers transporting Kazakh crude oil were attacked by drones at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal in the Black Sea over four days. Kazakhstan condemned the attacks, attributing them to destabilization efforts and undermining global energy security, and suspended loading operations.
