Russian Drones Strike Kyiv and Odesa in Intensified Air Campaign
At least two people have been killed and 13 others wounded after more than 300 Russian drones hit Kyiv and Odesa.
Merz: Russia’s war effort hinges on sanctions pressure
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned what he described as Russia’s “terror against the civilian population” in Ukraine, following intensified bombardments by Moscow.
At a joint press conference in Berlin with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on Tuesday, Merz said the recent Russian attacks represented “the most serious war crimes” and emphasized that the Kremlin was deliberately targeting civilians rather than military infrastructure.
He stressed the importance of sanctions in undermining Russia’s capacity to continue its onslaught.
“The question of how long Russia will be able to sustain this war also depends on how effective the sanctions.”
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof
Russia hits Ukraine with more than 300 drones, says Zelenskyy
Russia launched 315 drones and seven missiles at Ukraine overnight, in one of the largest air assaults since the start of the war, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that 284 drones and all seven missiles were intercepted. “The main direction of the attack – the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv!” it said on Telegram.
Kyiv and the port city of Odesa were targeted by the Russian strikes.
Zelenskyy posted on X that drone attack included “250 Shaheds, and 7 missiles, 2 of which were North Korean-made ballistic missiles.”
“Russian missile and Shahed strikes drown out the efforts of the United States and others around the world to force Russia into peace,” he said.
Russian drone strikes hit maternity ward, medical facility in Odesa
Two people were killed and at least nine wounded after a “massive” Russian drone attack struck Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa overnight on Tuesday, Ukrainian authorities said.
The strikes hit a maternity hospital and an emergency medical facility, as well as residential buildings, said regional governor Oleh Kiper.
“A 59-year-old man was killed,” Kiper posted on Telegram, adding that medics were treating four people wounded in the attacks.
The governor also said that residential buildings in the center of Odesa were destroyed and damaged.
The hospital patients and staff were evacuated before the Russian strikes. Photos shared by Kiper showed shattered windows and damaged building facades.
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