Russia hammers targets across Ukraine overnight
Key takeaways
- Attacks on towns on the Black Sea and in central Ukraine kill one, injure several.
- At least one person has been killed and several have been injured.
- A Russian drone attack overnight damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and wounded two people in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said on Friday morning.
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Attacks on towns on the Black Sea and in central Ukraine kill one, injure several.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo In this photo provided by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, rescue workers extinguish a fire in a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike on Odesa region, Ukraine, where attacks continued on Thursday night [Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026Russia has continued heavy attacks on Ukraine for the past 24 hours, with several coming overnight on Thursday and in the early hours of Friday. At least one person has been killed and several have been injured.
A Russian drone attack overnight damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and wounded two people in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said on Friday morning.