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Attack on holiday camps kills eight, says governor of Russian-held territory in Ukraine

By Thomson Reuters Jul 25, 2026 | 4:12 AM

July 25 (Reuters) – Eight people were killed, including two children, in an ​overnight attack on ‌holiday camps in a Russian-held part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian-installed local authorities ‌said ​on Saturday, ⁠accusing Ukraine of ⁠deliberately attacking civilians.

Kyiv did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Both ​Russia and Ukraine deny targeting civilians in ⁠the war ⁠launched by Russia’s full-scale ​invasion in February 2022.

Another ​14 people were wounded in ‌the attack on the resort area of Kyrylivka, which lies on ⁠the coast of the Azov Sea near the town of Melitopol, ⁠said ‌Russian-appointed governor regional ⁠Yevgeny Balitsky.

“The enemy ​saw ‌and understood who ​it was ⁠targeting,” he said on the Telegram messaging app.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by ​Kevin Liffey)