Russian Drone Attack on Odesa Wounds 10, Officials Say

April 27 (Reuters) – An ⁠overnight ⁠Russian drone attack ⁠on Ukraine’s southern city ​of Odesa wounded 10 people, including ‌two children, and damaged residential ‌buildings, Ukrainian officials ⁠said ⁠on Monday.

The strikes caused the biggest damage ​in the central Prymorskyi district, where residential buildings, a hotel and facilities ​in the center of the city ⁠were damaged, ⁠said Serhiy ⁠Lysak, the ​head of the local military administration, ​on Telegram.

Most ⁠of the injured people were located there, Lysak said.

“It was an extremely difficult night,” ⁠he said, adding that high-rise residential buildings, private ⁠homes and vehicles came under attack in two other districts.

Odesa, a major Black Sea port and a focal point for Ukrainian exports, has been repeatedly targeted by Russian ⁠attacks during more than four years of war, which started with Russia’s full-scale invasion in ​2022.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing ​by Thomas Derpinghaus)

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