Two dead and eight injured are the toll from a Russian missile attack launched during the night on the city of Odessa, in southern Ukraine. Deputy Mayor Oleksandr Filatov announced this: «A missile hit a residential building. Unfortunately, two people lost their lives. According to the latest information, at the moment there are eight injured, including two children,” Filatov wrote on Telegram, adding: “Residential buildings, a religious building, a kindergarten, vehicles and other civilian infrastructure were damaged. Among the victims was a woman who was walking in a park with some children at the time of the attack. The children survived.”
Zelensky: Russian Tu-95 bomber destroyed at Engels base
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed new long-range attacks against Russian targets, saying that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) destroyed a Tu-95 strategic bomber at the Engels base, used by Russia to launch missile attacks against Ukrainian territory. «I am grateful to our fighters for their precision. Long-range strikes against Russia have once again been successfully carried out for this war,” Zelensky said on The distance from our state border is about 800 kilometers,” he added.
The Ukrainian president further stated that «the Defense Forces of Ukraine also struck facilities of the Russian oil industry and designated targets in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine». «We are defending ourselves in a fair and proactive way. We are increasing the price Russia pays for its aggression against our country and our people. Thanks to everyone who is helping us,” he concluded.