13 killed in Ukraine and 90 injured as Russia intensifies overnight bombardment campaign of Ukrainian cities

13 people were killed and some 90 others were wounded over the past 24 hours as Russian attacks as the Kremlin intensifies its bombardment of Ukrainian cities. Meanwhile, Moscow says five people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks targeting Russian cities.

euronews.com ·1h ago

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged overnight strikes, resulting in civilian casualties on both sides. In Ukraine, 13 people were killed and around 90 others wounded over the past 24 hours due to Russian bombardment, according to Euronews. Russian missiles struck a high-rise apartment building in Kharkiv, killing two people, and injured several more in the Black Sea port of Odesa, as reported by France 24.

In Russia, Ukrainian drone attacks killed five people and wounded around two dozen others in the border region of Belgorod, with Belgorod's acting governor reporting that several apartment blocks had been hit overnight. According to DW English, at least 25 people were injured in Belgorod.

Russian attacks targeted various locations in Ukraine, including oil refineries in the Sumy region, the port city of Odesa, and Kharkiv, where two people were killed and at least 21 injured, according to regional head Oleh Syniehubov, as reported by DW English. Ukraine's President Voldymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Odesa strikes targeted oil facilities, impacting the city's agricultural export hubs and global food security.

Brief written by urgent.news from Euronews, France 24, Euromaidan Press, DW News, DW English (Top Stories) — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — it may contain errors, so check the original before relying on it.