AdvertisementWorldEuropeRussia-Ukraine war Russia alleges Ukraine attacked holidaymakers with drones August 4, 2026 — 6:35am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine, which, like Russia, says it does not deliberately target civilians in the full-scale war that Moscow launched in 2022. In a separate earlier statement, Kondratyev had spoken of falling drone fragments, a phrase that usually suggests that Russian air defences have brought down a Ukrainian drone. Related Article UpdatedRussia-Ukraine war ‘Russian Amazon’ hit by more massive Ukrainian strikes Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was cited by the TASS state news agency as accusing Ukraine of resorting to terrorism. Russia itself has repeatedly struck targets in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, displacing millions and laying waste to swaths of Ukraine.