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Two individuals died in a missile assault on the Ukrainian Black Sea port metropolis of Odesa, native officers mentioned, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile assaults.
The Ukrainian air pressure mentioned Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of many three missiles Russia launched in a single day.
Oleh Kiper, Odesa’s regional governor, mentioned the 2 who died within the suburbs of Odesa on Saturday evening had been a married couple, and that one other individual was wounded within the assault.
At least 41 individuals had been wounded Sunday afternoon when a Russian aerial bomb struck a multistory residential constructing in Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov mentioned, including that the guided bomb hit the tenth ground of the constructing, with the hearth spreading throughout 4 tales. Twelve different buildings had been additionally broken, he mentioned.
Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry mentioned that it downed 29 Ukrainian drones in a single day into Sunday over western and southwestern areas, with no harm brought on by the falling particles. It additionally mentioned one other Ukrainian drone was shot down Sunday morning over the western Ryazan area.
While Ukraine and Russia often launch in a single day drone raids on one another’s territory, Ukrainian officers usually do not verify or deny assaults inside Russia’s borders.
The newest assaults got here after Ukraine made a brand new name Saturday on the West to enable it to make use of the long-range missiles they’ve offered to strike targets deep inside Russia, as Ukrainian forces wrestle to carry again Russian advances in jap Ukraine.
So far, the U.S. has allowed Kyiv to make use of American-provided weapons solely in a restricted space inside Russia’s border with Ukraine.
Kyiv officers argue the weapons are important to weaken Russia’s skill to strike Ukraine and pressure it to maneuver its strike capabilities farther from the border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to social media on Sunday to once more enchantment for a shift within the West’s coverage on the usage of long-range weapons, noting that Russia had launched “round 30 missiles of assorted sorts, greater than 800 guided aerial bombs, and practically 300 strike drones towards Ukraine” this week.
“Ukraine wants robust help from our companions to defend lives towards Russian terror — air protection, long-range capabilities, help for our warriors. Everything that can assist pressure Russia to finish this conflict,” Zelenskyy posted on X.
