A “massive” Russian attack overnight killed at least one person in Odessa, southern Ukraine, Ukrainian emergency services reported early Friday. Ten others were injured, including two children.
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According to the regional governor, Oleg Kiper, “an apartment building in the center of Odessa was destroyed, apartments caught fire, towers and around 30 vehicles were damaged.”
Photos released by emergency services show rescuers trying to put out the fire in a three-story building and caring for an elderly woman.
Russian forces have recently stepped up attacks on southern Ukraine, including damaging civilian ships at ports in the Odessa region, while kyiv has stepped up attacks on military and energy targets in Russian-controlled regions. Russia.
Russian bombers on the way
The Ukrainian Air Force also warned shortly before 6:00 a.m. (5:00 a.m. in Switzerland) that six Russian Tu-95 bombers were flying in a southeast direction from the Olenia base, in northwest Russia. The Tu-95 are long-range bombers developed under the Soviet Union and capable of carrying cruise missiles.
Moscow forces shot down 51 Ukrainian drones overnight from Thursday to Friday, including 36 in the Krasnodar region (southwest), the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Telegram. The governor of this territory, Veniamine Kondratiev, reported a “massive attack” which caused no casualties.
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