Drone strike in Gelendzhik
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If the targets are state officials in tourist areas, how are the locals supposed to handle the fallout? I want to know if there are any actual emergency plans for the non military population in those towns.
Where is the evidence of wreckage? Attribution usually requires debris analysis, which is missing from this report.
Suppose this was a failed strike on a nearby naval asset that drifted off course. That would change the intent from a deliberate attack on civilians to a technical failure.
Similar to the early Crimea strikes. The blame is always instantaneous, while the actual trajectory data usually takes weeks to surface.
The war is officially in the backyard now. After the Wildberries warehouse hits, targeting leisure zones is the logical next step to erode the domestic illusion of safety.
The report notes the crowd size, but ignores that Gelendzhik is a frequent summer hub for Russian state officials. That makes it a potential high value target regardless of the civilian presence.