Russia unleashed an overnight drone attack across Ukraine targeting the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.
The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded and warehouses and cargo trucks were damaged in Odesa during the multi-wave attack, which kept much of the country under air-raid alert for several hours.
The Ukrainian military shot down 56 out of at least 87 drones launched by Russia over various regions of the country, the air force said. It added that another 25 were "lost" due to electronic jamming but did not elaborate.
Kyiv city military administrator Serhiy Popko said air defenses destroyed all the drones that had been aimed at the capital. No injuries were reported.
Air raid alerts for Kyiv and the surrounding region were announced three times throughout the night, totaling more than five hours, Popko added.
Reuters could not independently verify the reports.
Russia has denied targeting civilians in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, begun in February 2022, but regularly launches missiles, drones and bombs at population centers far behind the front line.
© Thomson Reuters 2024.
23 Comments
TaiwanIsNotChina
Russia continuing to attack things it can never own.
Banthu
widely available videos are indicating a direct hit on a ship unloading weapons from Europe.
The entire ship and its contents exploded and then sunk.
Underworld
Banthu
hitting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.
If that were true, I think we would have heard about it.
Underworld
Yup. They target civilians. War criming as usual.
TokyoLiving
Well, Donbass region is Russian already, that is enough..
Some dude
Well, Donbass region is Russian already, that is enough..
The internet respectfully differs.
*The Donbas or Donbass is a historical, cultural, and economic region in eastern Ukraine*
Then again, we live in the era of "I want it to be true so it's true", so I figure that there's not much point in showing you that.
Underworld
TokyoLiving
Russia continuing to attack things it can never own.
No it's not. It's Ukrainian. But this attack was on Odesa and Kyiv - not in the Donbas.
burgers and beers
If that were true, I think we would have heard about it."
Well, you won't find if you choose to only read the western legacy media to support the preferred narrative. They don't tell the whole truth / don't show the full picture ( same as when they told us Iran's attack on Israel was unsuccessful while the interent had videos of the missiles raining down )., you know.
The video of the ship being hit is out there.
Underworld
burgers and beers
"widely available videos are indicating a direct hit on a ship unloading weapons from Europe.The entire ship and its contents exploded and then sunk.
If that were true, I think we would have heard about it."
Some legacy media is biased (like Fox news or Newsmax), but mostly it is factual with a spin on the implications.
I really think you are overgeneralizing. However, most legacy media have journalistic codes that won't publish something that hasn't been verified, and if they get something wrong, they will publish a correction.
No doubt. The veracity of it is in question. For example, were they unloading weapons from Europe (originally stated), which seems extremely unlikely considering the far easier and safer alternatives.
JJE
Russia's limited ground operation continues to unfold and expand, although complete lack of mention.
JJE
The video of the ship docked at a certain port, with trucks unloading stuff, with a precise hit by Iskander-M, is out there.
JJE
Important to observe that RFAF have been employing above mentioned system to strike in tactical and strategic rear areas. Packs a 700kg payload and travels at over 2 clicks per second.
Port facilities are clearly not beyond scrutiny.
stormcrow
Putin = Hitler
JJE
Getting more on Vuhledar. Seems apparent the area, roads in etc were under effective fire control.
https://x.com/wartranslated/status/1843028761606013222
Primusinter
By the way, today is Vladimir Vladimirovich's birthday. Happy birthday, the last hope of an adequate part of the world! Glory to Putin! Slava Rossii!
Underworld
Primusinter
One year older, one year closer to death...
burgers and beers
"The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded and warehouses and cargo trucks were damaged in Odesa during the multi-wave attack,"
Obviously they are targeting military related warehouses and shipments.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Are you sure it is adequate?
JJE
Article itself clearly states warehouses and cargo trucks were targeted.
Main photo even shows a rather damaged one.
Doesn't take much to guess what is being moved under cover of night.
Underworld
burgers and beers
"The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded and warehouses and cargo trucks were damaged in Odesa during the multi-wave attack,"
Do you mean grain...?
Underworld
JJE
Yeah, grain.
burgers and beers
Yes, the exploding variety grain.
Underworld
burgers and beers
"Obviously they are targeting military related warehouses and shipments........Do you mean grain...?"
I think you will find the missiles tend to explode when they hit their targets...