Odesa facing ‘almost hourly’ Russian drone raids, says Ukrainian security expert

We spoke to Dr Hanna Shelest who’s in Odesa in the far southwest of Ukraine.

Romania's Defence Ministry didn't specify origin of the drone but has previously blamed Russia for similar incidents.

Early Saturday morning, Aug. 15, Russian forces launched a drone attack on a high-rise residential building in Marhanets, Dnipropetrovsk region. The strike killed a three-month-old boy and injured 11 people, with seven hospitalized in critical condition. Separately, drones hit Zaporizhzhia, damaging a shopping center a

This attack comes after the United Nations reported that July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since the early weeks of Russia's invasion.

Overall, since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, UN human rights monitors say the war has killed at least 16,874 civilians, including 820 children, and wounded 51,273 injured, including 3,126 children.

Russian jet-powered drones struck a home in northern Ukraine on Friday, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son, officials said.

Russian jet-powered drones have struck a home in northern Ukraine, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son

Strike came a day after UN said July was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since March 2022

Russian jet-powered drones have struck a home in northern Ukraine, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at the Ust-Luga port in Russia’s Leningrad region, the region’s governor, Alexander Drozdenko, said.

Russian oil refinery 'completely shut down' for months following Ukrainian attack, local governor says  The Kyiv Independent

Ukrainian drone strikes push up Russian trucking costs, stoking inflation  Reuters