Ukrainian officials say Russia attacked the regions of Odessa, Kharkiv and Kyiv overnight into Friday morning with drones, missiles and aerial bombs, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure and killing at least one person and injuring at least 25.
Regional officials in Kharkiv say a Russian guided aerial bomb struck a 12-story residential building in the early morning hours Friday. They said the bomb struck the first three floors. A search was underway for anyone trapped in the rubble.
In Odessa, police and emergency service officials told the news agency Agence France-Presse that a Russian drone struck several residential buildings, sparking fires in some. They said a 46-year-old man was killed when his car was struck by shrapnel, and at least nine others were injured.
The Odessa officials reported shrapnel from the attacks ruptured fuel lines, causing several fires.
On social media platform X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces shot down four missiles and approximately 60 drones launched by Russia against Ukraine overnight Thursday.
“Each time Russia attempts to destroy our lives, it is crucial to respond collectively and decisively at the international level to reduce and block the potential for terror,” Zelenskyy wrote. “Ukraine needs strength to achieve this. This is the only way to achieve a just peace and to ending the killing of our people.”
He called for more air defenses, long-range capabilities, weapons packages and sanctions against Russia.
