Kyiv said it had intercepted all of the incoming drones and missiles, but falling debris had injured three people.
Ukraine said Monday its military had downed 15 drones and eight Kalibr missiles during an overnight Russian aerial attack focused on the southern port city of Odesa that injured at least three people.
"The enemy attacked the Odesa region three times during the night, using two waves of attack drones, a total of 15, and eight Kalibr-type sea-based missiles," the Operational Command South wrote on its Telegram channel. The region on the Black Sea coast has been targeted by Russia multiple times in recent weeks as Ukraine conducts its counteroffensive to reclaim territory seized by Moscow's forces during Russian PresidentUkraine's air defense forces downed all of the incoming drones and missiles, but falling debris from the weapons damaged a student dormitory and a supermarket in Odesa, injuring three workers, the military said.
A destroyed car lies amid rubble in the historical center of the Ukrainian city of Odesa on July 23, 2023. Officials said the latest Russian attack on the city had involved 15 drones and eight Kalibr missiles."The blast wave damaged windows and balconies in several buildings, and damaged cars parked nearby," the Operational Command South added, sharing photos and videos of the aftermath that showed huge columns of smoke rising into the sky and firefighters tackling large blazes.
Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's deputy prime minister for the country's European and Euro-Atlantic Integration,
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