Russian drone attacks killed three people in Ukraine on Sunday, including in the port region of Odessa (south), while one person was killed near Moscow during Ukrainian strikes, according to authorities from both countries.
In April, Russia targeted Ukraine with a record number of long-range drone strikes as negotiations to end the conflict ignited by the Russian invasion in February 2022 have reached a standstill.
Kyiv is also targeting sites in Russia, claiming to aim at military sites as well as hydrocarbon infrastructures to reduce Moscow’s ability to finance its war effort.
The Russian attacks in the Odessa region in the south, which houses important port infrastructure, killed two people, including a truck driver, according to regional governor Oleg Kiper on social media.
“Enemy drones struck three residential buildings and two others were damaged. Port facilities and equipment were also damaged,” he said.
Russian strikes in the border region of Kherson in southern Ukraine also killed one person, according to local authorities.
During the night from Saturday to Sunday, Russia launched 268 drones and a ballistic missile, according to Ukrainian air forces.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced Sunday morning that they had shot down 334 Ukrainian drones during the night, a particularly high number.
Moscow and St. Petersburg
Anti-aircraft defenses intercepted Ukrainian drones in around fifteen regions, some far from the front lines, including those around the two most populated cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as in the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.
A Ukrainian drone attack killed a 77-year-old man in the Moscow region, according to the regional governor.
The Ukrainian attack was particularly intense, with 59 drones shot down according to the local governor, in the Leningrad region, whose capital is St. Petersburg, where crucial ports for Baltic Sea trade are located. No immediate casualties were reported in this region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also indicated that two suspected ghost ships, which allow Moscow to export oil while bypassing Western sanctions, were hit off the port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea.
He shared black-and-white images taken with night vision, showing a naval drone approaching one of the tankers. No information on the extent of the damage was provided.
As diplomatic efforts have stalled to resolve the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II, Moscow proposed a ceasefire on May 9, the day Russia celebrates Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. Kyiv said they are considering this proposal.
This article was generated automatically. Sources: ats / afp
