Drone Attack Kills English Teacher and Daughter in Gelendzhik

New details have emerged about the tragedy in Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where vacationers were killed on August 3 after a drone attack. Following the explosion, shrapnel and pebbles scattered across the beach. At that time, seven people were killed, including four children. More than 50 people were injured.

Among the dead were English teacher Tatyana Molchanova and her 12-year-old daughter, according to KP-Kuban, citing relatives of the family.

The family had come to rest on the Black Sea coast in full force — parents and two daughters. During the incident, the father and the younger, 7-year-old daughter were in the sea. The girl was unharmed; the man suffered shrapnel wounds to his leg.

The sister of the deceased, Natalya Smolnaya, said that Tatyana worked as an English teacher, and her students went on to enroll at MGIMO and other leading universities in the country. Her daughter studied at a gymnasium and played volleyball.

Another victim of the tragedy was 9-year-old Samir from Moscow. According to the publication, he was vacationing at the resort with his grandmother, grandfather, and younger brother.

Recall that one of the deceased was Nadezhda Mazanik, a nurse from Lomonosov. She was celebrating her birthday. Her husband survived, but the woman«s head was pierced.