Russian drones struck the Ukrainian cities of Odesa and Kharkiv overnight, injuring at least five people and causing fires and damage to civilian infrastructure, officials said.
The attacks came despite the US pushing for an end of the war and holding separate talks with both Moscow and Kyiv -- and as US President Donald Trump this week said he was unhappy with Russia for “bombing like crazy.”
In Odesa, several explosions were reported following air raid alerts late in the evening on Sunday, April 13. The regional military administration confirmed damage to infrastructure, including a hospital, and burning vehicles on city streets.
Odesa Mayor Hennady Trukhanov and regional officials urged residents to remain in shelters as the drone assault unfolded.
Ukraine’s Air Force reported the movement of Iranian-made Shahed drones from the Black Sea toward the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions prior to the strikes.
In Kharkiv, a drone strike early Monday hit a civilian enterprise in the Saltivskyi district, sparking a large fire that spread across roughly 1,000 square meters.
Local authorities said food storage facilities were damaged, and nearby residential buildings also suffered blast damage. No casualties were reported in Kharkiv.
Emergency services continue to assess the damage and respond at both sites.
One day before that, two ballistic missiles hit the center of the northeastern city of Sumy, close to the Russian border, on Sunday morning, killing at least 34 people and wounding more than 100 others.