2 dead after Russian drone hits residential building, Ukrainian officials say

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Russian drones struck the confederate Ukrainian larboard metropolis of Odesa overnight, sidesplitting 2 radical died and injuring astatine slightest 17, Ukrainian authorities said connected Saturday.

40 Ukrainian drones were changeable down overnight, Russia's Defence Ministry says

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· Posted: Jun 28, 2025 8:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

A residential tower, made of brick, has blown retired windows and achromatic soot connected the exterior aft fire.

Russian drones struck the confederate Ukrainian larboard metropolis of Odesa overnight, sidesplitting 2 radical and injuring astatine slightest 17, Ukrainian authorities said connected Saturday.

A drone slammed into a residential operation artifact successful the city, causing harm to 3 floors and trapping residents, exigency services said.

The 2 killed successful the onslaught were a joined couple, according to determination Gov. Oleh Kiper, who added that 3 children were among the injured. There was nary contiguous remark from Moscow.

According to Russia's Defence Ministry, much than 40 Ukrainian drones were changeable down overnight and connected Saturday greeting implicit occidental Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea.

Long-range drone strikes person been a hallmark of the war, present successful its 4th year. The contention by some sides to make progressively blase and deadlier drones has turned the warfare into a investigating crushed for caller weaponry.

At the commencement of June, astir one-third of Moscow's strategical bomber fleet was destroyed oregon damaged successful a covert Ukrainian cognition utilizing cheaply made drones sneaked into Russian territory.

WATCH | CBC's Briar Stewart breaks down Ukraine's caller surprise drone onslaught connected Russia:

Ukraine deploys swarms of drones to people Russian warplanes

On the eve of a 2nd circular of bid talks, Ukraine launched what it calls its longest-range onslaught against Russia, utilizing drones to people Russian warplanes. Ukrainian authorities said they had been readying this for much than a twelvemonth and a half.

Smaller, short-range drones are utilized by some sides connected the battlefield and successful areas adjacent to the astir 1,000-kilometre frontline.

The UB Human Rights Monitoring Mission successful Ukraine said successful a study published Thursday that short-range drone attacks killed astatine slightest 395 civilians and injured 2,635 betwixt the commencement of the warfare successful February 2022 and April 2025. Almost 90 per cent of the attacks were by the Russian equipped forces, it reported.

More than 13,300 civilians person died and more than 34,700 person been injured successful the war, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said successful a June 11 report.

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