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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Sam Kiley

The real worry for Ukraine’s allies as beach strike on Russian civilians marks a shift in the war

The gentle splash of breaking waves on a resort beach and the laughter of children having innocent fun gives way to the screech and crack of an explosion. Seven people dead – three of them are children.

This was the scene on Monday in the Russian Black Sea town of Gelendzhik where, even if every adult killed and all 40 of those injured were wide-eyed fans of Vladimir Putin and part of his war machine, the children were innocent.

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