Emergency services in Ukraine announced on Friday that two people were killed and 14 others were injured in Russian bombing of the city of Odessa in the south of the country. Ukraine has been subjected to daily bombardment by drones and missiles since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022.

Published on: 04/24/2026 - 07:13

Ukraine's emergency services said via the Telegram application on Friday that the attack carried out by the Russian army on the city of Odessa in the south of the country resulted in the death of two people and the injury of 14 others. The strikes affected four buildings in the city overlooking the Black Sea.

Ukraine has been subjected to daily bombardment by drones and missiles since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022.

On Thursday, strikes carried out by the Russian army killed four people in the cities of Dnipro in central Ukraine and Zhytomyr in the northwest of the country.

On April 16, nine people were killed in Odessa, which is often targeted.

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According to a report issued by the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine published in early January, about 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 40,600 others have been injured since the start of the Russian invasion.

The year 2025 was the deadliest year after 2022, with more than 2,500 civilians killed, according to the report.

During a summit in Cyprus on Thursday, European Union leaders approved a loan worth 90 billion euros to support Kiev, after Hungary blocked it for months, and it is considered important for the country’s defense.

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