Ukrainian officials say a port-bound foreign merchant ship and residential buildings were hit in recent assault.
Published On 24 Apr 2026
A Ukrainian married couple, both aged 75, were killed in a Russian attack on Odesa, Ukrainian officials said.
Russia launched a series of drone attacks on and near Ukraineās southern port city. The assault destroyed residential buildings and hit a foreign merchant ship, according to Ukrainian authorities.
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Strikes overnight on Thursday injured at least 13 people. A separate attack killed the married couple and wounded another, reported Ukraineās State Emergency Service.
Serhiy Lysak, head of the local military administration, shared images of a building engulfed in flames and another torn open along one side, as emergency crews worked inside.
āMunicipal services have been working at the sites of the hits since night,ā he said.
Separately, two ā Russian ā drones struck a bulk carrier as it headed through a Ukrainian āmaritime corridor towards a Black Sea port in the greater Odesa area, Ukraineās seaports authority ā said.
The attack triggered a ā fire that was ā put out by ā the crew of the Saint ā Kitts and Nevis-flagged vessel; no one āwas hurt, according to preliminary information.
Russia launched two ballistic missiles and 107 drones at Ukrainian territory overnight, according to Ukraineās Air Force. It said air defences ādestroyed or jammedā 96 of the drones, while 10 drones and the two ballistic missiles recorded āhitsā.
Russia said its air defences shot down 10 Ukrainian drones overnight.
The attacks come as a new series of European Union-imposed sanctions target Russiaās energy, banking and trade sectors.
Russiaās mission to the EU criticised the additional sanctions, which further clamp down on the āshadow fleetā of ageing tankers Moscow uses to evade oil export restrictions.
In a statement cited by Russiaās TASS news agency, diplomats at Russiaās mission to the EU said the measures ā lacked UN legitimacy and infringed the rights of third countries.
Alongside the sanctions, the EU also formally approved a 90 billion-euro ($106 billion) wartime loan for Ukraine that is expected to cover about two-thirds of its funding needs for 2026 and 2027, as the war continues for its fifth year.
