Moscow: Moscow and Kyiv on Sunday accused each other of carrying out overnight strikes that killed a total of eight people and injured dozens on both sides.
According to Anadolu Agency, in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, three people were killed and 37 others were injured in a Russian strike on a residential building, as reported by Mayor Ihor Terekhov on Telegram. Additionally, a Russian attack on coastal Odesa resulted in 12 injuries and caused damage to several cars and residential buildings, according to Governor Oleh Kiper on Telegram.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Russia's actions, describing a strike near a shopping center and on the energy sector in Pavlohrad as 'absolutely wicked'. This attack left nine people injured, including four children. Zelenskyy also noted that Moscow targeted multiple regions including Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Kyiv, Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, and Donetsk.
President Zelenskyy detailed the scale of the attacks, stating that 61 missiles of various types were used against Ukraine during the week, with 56 following a ballistic trajectory. More than 1,560 attack drones and 1,540 aerial bombs were also deployed, he wrote on the US social media platform X.
Ukraine's Air Force claimed on Telegram that Russia targeted the Odesa region with missiles and launched 202 drones overnight, with 174 being intercepted or suppressed over northern, southern, and eastern Ukraine.
In response, Russia's Defense Ministry stated on Telegram that its forces intercepted and destroyed 153 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russia, annexed Crimea, and the waters of the Azov and Black seas.
In the Belgorod region of Russia, five people were killed and 25 others were injured due to overnight strikes, according to the regional operational headquarters on Telegram. Belgorod's acting Governor, Alexander Shuvayev, reported that drone explosions caused damage to at least four apartment buildings and ignited fires in two cars parked near an apartment building and at a private home.
The ongoing conflict makes independent verification of the claims from both sides challenging.