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Russia Launches Widespread Missile, Drone Attacks on Ukraine; Civilians Injured in Odesa, Dnipro

From SME · () Slovak

Translated from Slovak and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russia launched a large-scale combined missile and drone attack on central and southern Ukraine overnight, targeting Odesa and Dnipro.
  • The attacks injured at least 12 civilians and caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings and schools.
  • In Odesa, drones hit apartment buildings, while Dnipro experienced fires in a high-rise and a pyrotechnics warehouse.

Ukraine endured another night of relentless Russian aggression as Moscow unleashed a widespread missile and drone assault across the nation's central and southern regions. The port city of Odesa and the industrial hub of Dnipro bore the brunt of the attacks, with preliminary reports indicating at least 12 civilians wounded and substantial damage inflicted upon critical civilian infrastructure.

Drones hit residential buildings, with an 11-year-old boy and a 59-year-old man among those injured.

· Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa military administrationDescribing the impact of drone strikes on civilian areas in Odesa.

In Odesa, the assault was particularly brutal, with drones striking residential buildings. Among the injured were an 11-year-old boy and a 59-year-old man. The attacks also damaged a local lyceum and a kindergarten, underscoring the indiscriminate nature of Russia's campaign against Ukrainian civilian life and education.

At least nine people, including one child, were injured in Dnipro.

· Local authoritiesReporting on casualties in Dnipro following the Russian attack.

Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth-largest city, also faced a sustained onslaught. Russian forces initiated their attack in the late afternoon, employing a mix of drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles. The city was rocked by a series of powerful explosions between 2 and 3 AM local time. The damage was extensive, with a fire breaking out in a 24-story apartment building and a large blaze engulfing a pyrotechnics warehouse, highlighting the destructive capacity of these strikes and the ongoing threat to Ukrainian cities.

A series of powerful explosions were heard in the city between 02:00 and 03:00 local time.

· Unspecified sourceDetailing the intensity and timing of the explosions in Dnipro.
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Originally published by SME in Slovak. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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