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Straits Times
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Boy dies from injuries in Ukrainian drone strike on Russian beach, governor says
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox A five-year-old boy died of burns sustained in a Ukrainian drone strike on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk, the regional governor said, raising the death toll in the attack to four. Alexander Khinshtein, writing on Telegram on Wednesday, said the boy had suffered burns over 30% of his body in the attack on Tuesday and died while being transported to Moscow for treatment. Khinshtein had earlier said that three people, including a member of Russia's National Guard, were killed in the strike. There has been no comment from Ukrainian officials on the incident. Ukrainian forces staged a large incursion into the Kursk region nearly a year ago. The Kremlin said this year all Kyiv's forces have been ejected from the region, but Ukrainian officials say their troops are still carrying out operations. REUTERS
Business Recorder
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Ukrainian attack on beach in Russia's Kursk kills three, governor says
A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people, including a Russian serviceman engaged in rescue operations, and injured seven, the acting governor of the region that borders Ukraine said early on Wednesday. Alexander Khinshtein said on the Telegram messaging app that the attack had been carried out deliberately in an area frequented by families in the region. Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram that its air defence units destroyed 86 Ukrainian drones overnight over nine Russian regions, including 23 drones over the Kursk region. Five of the seven injured in Kursk, including a five-year-old child, were in a serious condition in hospital. Khinshtein said one of those killed was a member of Russia's National Guard who had been trying to evacuate people from the scene. 'He had arrived at the beach with his comrades after people began reporting about the drone attack,' Khinshtein said. 'The senior sergeant had begun to evacuate people when a second explosion occurred. Unfortunately, he did not survive.' Reuters could not independently verify the account and there was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of targeting civilians in the course of the war, now well into its fourth year. Both sides deny the accusations, but thousands of civilians have been killed in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian. Khinshtein also said a Ukrainian drone had attacked a hospital in the town of Rylsk, closer to the Ukrainian border than the city of Kursk, injuring two people, blowing out windows and setting a roof ablaze. Ukrainian forces staged a large incursion into the Kursk region nearly a year ago. The Kremlin said earlier this year all Kyiv's forces have since been ejected from the region, but Ukrainian officials say their troops are still carrying out operations there.
Straits Times
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Ukrainian attack on beach in Russia's Kursk kills three, governor says
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people, including a Russian serviceman engaged in rescue operations, and injured seven, the acting governor of the region that borders Ukraine said early on Wednesday. Alexander Khinshtein said on the Telegram messaging app that the attack had been carried out deliberately in an area frequented by families in the region. Russia's defence ministry said on Telegram that its air defence units destroyed 86 Ukrainian drones overnight over nine Russian regions, including 23 drones over the Kursk region. Five of the seven injured in Kursk, including a five-year-old child, were in a serious condition in hospital. Khinshtein said one of those killed was a member of Russia's National Guard who had been trying to evacuate people from the scene. "He had arrived at the beach with his comrades after people began reporting about the drone attack," Khinshtein said. "The senior sergeant had begun to evacuate people when a second explosion occurred. Unfortunately, he did not survive." Reuters could not independently verify the account and there was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of targeting civilians in the course of the war, now well into its fourth year. Both sides deny the accusations, but thousands of civilians have been killed in the conflict, the vast majority of them Ukrainian. Khinshtein also said a Ukrainian drone had attacked a hospital in the town of Rylsk, closer to the Ukrainian border than the city of Kursk, injuring two people, blowing out windows and setting a roof ablaze. Ukrainian forces staged a large incursion into the Kursk region nearly a year ago. The Kremlin said earlier this year all Kyiv's forces have since been ejected from the region, but Ukrainian officials say their troops are still carrying out operations there. REUTERS
Russia Today
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
3 killed in ‘barbaric' Ukrainian drone strike on public beach
A Ukrainian drone struck a public beach in the city of Kursk in western Russia on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring seven others, regional governor Aleksandr Khinshtein said. The victims, including two women and a five-year-old boy, were hospitalized with burns and shrapnel wounds, Khinshtein wrote on Telegram. At least one is in critical condition. Ukrainian troops deliberately targeted civilians in a 'barbaric' attack as people gathered on the beach to mark the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity, a holiday celebrated on July 8, the governor said. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned the strike, criticizing the countries providing military aid to Ukraine. 'Those supplying weapons to the Kiev regime should understand that they are being used to kill children,' she wrote on Telegram. The Kursk region, which borders Ukraine, has frequently come under drone and missile attacks since the conflict erupted in 2022. Earlier on Tuesday, a drone struck a house in the village of Karyzh, injuring one person. Khinshtein added early Wednesday morning that two more people were injured in the city of Rylsk, where Ukrainian drones damaged an infectious disease center and an EMS station, and caused a fire at an office building of a farming complex. In August 2024, Ukraine carried out a large-scale incursion into the region, capturing dozens of villages and the border town of Sudzha. Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky said the offensive aimed to gain leverage during negotiations with Moscow. However, the Ukrainian gamble ultimately failed, as Russian forces had fully liberated the entire Kursk region by April.
The Hindu
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Ukrainian attack on beach in Russia's Kursk kills three, injures seven
A Ukrainian drone attack on a beach in the Russian city of Kursk killed three people, including a Russian serviceman engaged in rescue operations, and injured seven, acting Regional Governor Alexander Khinshtein said early on Wednesday (July 9, 2025). Mr. Khinshtein, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the attack had been carried out deliberately in an area frequented by families in the region that borders Ukraine. Five of the seven injured, including a 5-year-old child, were in a serious condition in hospital. He said one of the dead was a member of Russia's National Guard who had been trying to evacuate people from the scene. "He had arrived at the beach with his comrades after people began reporting about the drone attack," Mr. Khinshtein said. "The senior sergeant had begun to evacuate people when a second explosion occurred. Unfortunately, he did not survive." Reuters could not independently verify the account and there was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials. Mr. Khinshtein also said a Ukrainian drone had attacked a hospital in the town of Rylsk, closer to the Ukrainian border than the city of Kursk, injuring two people, blowing out windows and setting a roof ablaze. Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of targeting civilians in the course of the war, now well into its fourth year, something that both sides deny. Ukrainian forces staged a large incursion into the Kursk region nearly a year ago. The Kremlin has said all Kyiv's forces have since been ejected from the region, but Ukrainian officials say their troops are still carrying out operations there.
