Ukraine's Dnipro and Odesa targeted in Russian strikes

"Russia launched a fresh wave of drone and missile strikes on cities in Ukraine overnight, local authorities said, with at least 12 people reported injured. Reports of the Russian strikes come after Ukraine launched hundreds of drone strikes over the weekend, in which the Moscow region was targeted. Those strikes in turn came after at least 24 people were killed and 50 others were injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv."

"Central and southern Ukraine targeted Residential buildings along with a school and kindergarten were hit in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, head of the local military administration, Serhiy Lysak, said on the Telegram messaging app. Lysak said there were further attacks on infrastructure in the area but had no further information as to whether there were more victims."

"In the city of Dnipro in the southeast, at least 9 people were injured, including a child, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on Telegram. While reports of the latest attacks cannot be independently verified, Russian missile and drone strikes regularly target Dnipro and Odesa."

"Meanwhile, the governor of Russia's Rostov Oblast, Yuri Slyusar, said on Telegram that forces had repelled an air attack in the region with drones destroyed in Taganrog, Kamensky and Azov districts. The reported strikes cannot also be independently verified. Zelenskyy: Ukraine's long-range capabilities 'changing the situation' On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to launch retaliatory strikes after the deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv."

Russian drone and missile strikes hit central and southern Ukraine overnight, with local authorities reporting at least 12 injuries. Odesa in the Black Sea region saw residential buildings struck, along with a school and kindergarten, and additional infrastructure attacks were reported without further confirmed details on victims. Dnipro in the southeast was also hit, with at least nine people injured, including a child. Reports of the strikes could not be independently verified, though Russian attacks on Dnipro and Odesa are frequent. In Russia’s Rostov Oblast, drones were reportedly destroyed after an air attack was repelled. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s long-range capabilities were significantly changing the situation and vowed retaliatory strikes after deadly attacks on Kyiv.

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