As the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict approaches, three civilians were killed in a Russian drone attack against Odesa on Friday, as reported by the Kyiv Independent.
The air raid in Kyiv lasted for nearly two hours, but air defences successfully intercepted all missiles heading towards the capital, said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city military administration. Although some homes in Kyiv suffered damage from "downed enemy targets," the Ukrainian Inter
At least six people were killed and 14 sustained injuries after Russian missiles hit a postal distribution centre in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday citing Ukrainian officials.
This came hours after the russian missile strike has resulted in the deaths of at least 50 people in a village near the eastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, marking one of the most devastating attacks on civilians since the conflict's onset
Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that Moscow's forces targeted a cafe and a shop in Hroza, located in the Kharkiv region, just after midday local time (5 am ET).
At least one person has been killed in Ukraine's Kupiansk due to Russian shelling, the governor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv oblast, Oleh Syniehubov said, according to Al Jazeera.
US officials predict that Ukraine's attempt to reclaim Russian-occupied territory would falter before it reaches Melitopol, a crucial city in the southeast.
Notably, Kupyansk was one of several cities and towns that were taken back by Kyiv last September, but in recent weeks Russia has stepped up its efforts to capture the city for a second time.
At least two people were killed and two others were injured in the northeastern Kharkiv region after Russia shelled on Saturday, CNN reported citing Ukrainian officials.