Total of 38 injured in mass Russian strike on Odesa region
The number of people injured in Odesa region as a result of a combined missile-and-drone attack has risen to 38, according to Ukraine's National Police. The attack damaged a multi-story residential building, and among those injured were a five-month-old infant and a 17-year-old, according to local Governor Oleh Kiper.
The attack was part of a larger Russian assault on Ukraine, with 129 attack drones and several types of missiles launched overnight. Ukrainian forces shot down 110 targets, with debris from intercepted targets falling at several sites.
In other parts of Ukraine, at least 11 people were killed and 96 others injured in Russian attacks, according to local authorities. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, two people were killed and at least 22 others injured, and in Donetsk Oblast, there were also casualties, though specific numbers were not reported by all outlets.
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