Overnight Russian attack on Ukraine's Odesa kills at least two and injures 15
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On Wednesday night, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukrainian territory using five Iskander-M ballistic missiles and 170 drones of various types, according to Ukraine’s Air Force Command.
By Thursday morning, Ukrainian forces had shot down 74 attack drones. Another 68 decoy drones were “lost from radar,” the military said. The attack affected the Odesa, Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, and Kyiv regions.
In Odesa, residential apartment buildings, private homes, a supermarket, a school, and several cars were damaged, according to Governor Oleh Kiper. Several fires broke out across the city. Two people were killed and 15 others injured, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported.
In the Kyiv region, debris from a downed drone caused a fire in a private home and an outbuilding. No injuries were reported.
In Kharkiv, a drone strike on a gas station in the city’s Kyivskyi district sparked a fire, the regional prosecutor’s office said. No casualties were reported.
In the Sumy region, non-residential buildings were damaged and a fire broke out, according to emergency services. Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar said the strike targeted industrial facilities. Preliminary reports indicated no injuries.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses shot down eight Ukrainian drones overnight — two each in the Kursk, Voronezh, Vladimir, and Belgorod regions.
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