According to Volodymyr Zelensky, six other people were injured in the attack on Odessa, including a boy
It launched a massive attack on the dawn on Saturday (19), with hundreds of drones, killing at least one person, as part of an intensified bombing campaign that has frustrated hopes of a breakthrough in the end of the war, which extends for more than three years. The Ukrainian President published in X that Russia fired over 300 drones, along with more than 30 cruise missiles.
“A person died when Russian forces attacked the port city of Odessa over the Black Sea, with more than 20 drones and a missile,” the city’s mayor, Hennadii Trukhanov said, while five people were rescued when a fire in a large residential building occurred. According to Zelensky, six other people were injured in the attack on Odessa, including a boy, and the infrastructure in the northeast region of Sumy was critically damaged. The Ukrainian President also thanked international leaders “who understand how important it is to quickly implement our agreements”, designed to improve Ukraine’s defense capabilities, including joint weapons production, drone manufacturing and the supply of air defense systems.
Russia has intensified its long -range attacks in the Ukrainian cities. Now, often strikes Ukraine with more drones in a single night than he had done for a few entire months of 2024, and analysts evaluate that the trend will follow. On July 8, Russia launched over 700 drones, a record. The Russian Ministry of Defense said it has toppled 71 Ukrainian drones on Saturday night. Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 13 drones were overthrown as they approached the Russian capital.
Posted by Luisa Cardoso
*With information from Estadão Content
