Russian attacks kill 4 as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure
Key Points:
- A Russian drone attack on Odesa killed two women and a toddler, heavily damaging an apartment block and injuring 11 others, including a pregnant woman and young children.
- Ukraine’s long-range drones targeted Russia’s Novorossiysk oil terminal, damaging pipelines, berths, and storage tanks, and causing fires, with eight people injured.
- Russian shelling in southern Ukrainian cities Kherson and Nikopol resulted in multiple casualties and injuries, while drones also struck Kharkiv, injuring three people.
- Russia continues to target Ukraine’s power infrastructure, leaving over 300,000 households in Chernihiv without electricity after damaging distribution facilities.
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy highlighted concerns over dwindling weapon supplies due to the Middle East conflict and called for stronger air defense cooperation among Ukraine’s partners.