Russian forces launch drone and missile attacks killing civilians in Odesa

11 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Apr 24

A Ukrainian couple, both aged 75, were killed and at least 13 others injured as Russia targeted Odesa with 107 drones and two ballistic missiles overnight.
The strikes destroyed residential buildings, damaged a foreign merchant ship, and triggered fires, though no injuries were reported on the vessel. Emergency crews responded to multiple sites across the city.
The attacks coincide with new EU sanctions on Russia’s energy and trade sectors and the EU’s approval of a €90 billion wartime loan for Ukraine, as the war enters its fifth year.

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