Firefighters proceed to extinguish the fireplace that broke out after Russian airstrikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine on September 15, 2024. In line with officers, a minimum of 41 individuals are wounded because of the assault. Credit score – George Ivanchenko/Anadolu—Getty Photos
Two individuals died in a missile assault on the Ukrainian Black Sea port metropolis of Odesa, native officers mentioned, as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged drone and missile attacks.
The Ukrainian air power mentioned Sunday it shot down 10 of the 14 drones and one of many three missiles Russia launched in a single day.
Oleh Kiper, Odesa’s regional governor, mentioned the 2 who died within the suburbs of Odesa on Saturday night time had been a married couple, and that one other particular person was wounded within the assault.
No less than 41 individuals had been wounded Sunday afternoon when a Russian aerial bomb struck a multistory residential constructing in Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov mentioned, including that the guided bomb hit the tenth flooring of the constructing, with the fireplace spreading throughout 4 tales. Twelve different buildings had been additionally broken, he mentioned.
In the meantime, the Russian Protection Ministry mentioned that it downed 29 Ukrainian drones in a single day into Sunday over western and southwestern areas, with no injury attributable to the falling particles. It additionally mentioned one other Ukrainian drone was shot down Sunday morning over the western Ryazan area.
Whereas Ukraine and Russia repeatedly launch in a single day drone raids on one another’s territory, Ukrainian officers usually do not verify or deny assaults inside Russia’s borders.
The newest assaults got here after Ukraine made a brand new name Saturday on the West to allow it to use the long-range missiles they’ve offered to strike targets deep inside Russia, as Ukrainian forces battle to carry again Russian advances in jap Ukraine.
To date, the U.S. has allowed Kyiv to make use of American-provided weapons solely in a restricted space inside Russia’s border with Ukraine.
Kyiv officers argue the weapons are vital to weaken Russia’s capability to strike Ukraine and power it to maneuver its strike capabilities farther from the border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to social media on Sunday to once more attraction for a shift within the West’s coverage on using long-range weapons, noting that Russia had launched “round 30 missiles of varied varieties, greater than 800 guided aerial bombs, and practically 300 strike drones in opposition to Ukraine” this week.
“Ukraine wants sturdy help from our companions to defend lives in opposition to Russian terror — air protection, long-range capabilities, help for our warriors. All the things that may assist power Russia to finish this conflict,” Zelenskyy posted on X.
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