Six individuals lost their lives in Russian airstrikes carried out in Ukraine overnight, targeting the city of Odesa and energy infrastructure, as confirmed by officials on the previous day.
Despite calls from the United States for a peace agreement with Kyiv, Moscow has intensified its assaults on Ukrainian critical infrastructure in recent weeks.
The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia fired a missile and deployed 154 drones during the overnight attacks, with some unmanned aerial vehicles still present in Ukrainian airspace as of the morning following the incidents.
In the eastern city of Kramatorsk, local authorities disclosed that three men and a young boy were killed late on Thursday.
Russia announced that a new round of discussions involving US and Ukrainian officials, aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict, is scheduled for the upcoming week. Previous talks facilitated by the US in Abu Dhabi have not yielded progress, with Moscow and Kyiv remaining at odds over territorial issues.
Russian forces have been advancing towards the industrial hub in the Donetsk region, a major civilian center still under Ukrainian control.
According to Ukraine’s rights ombudsman, the victims included twin 19-year-olds and their eight-year-old sibling.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, a 48-year-old man was reported dead in a drone attack claimed by the Kremlin, which asserts the region as part of Russia alongside Donetsk.
Significant damage was recorded in the Odesa region, where one casualty was reported following a Russian strike on port facilities, causing severe harm to DTEK, Ukraine’s leading private energy company.
DTEK stated that the assault resulted in extensive damage to its energy infrastructure, requiring substantial time for repairs and restoration to operational status.
Approximately 300,000 residents of the Black Sea city were left without water due to attacks the previous night.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Munich on Friday for meetings with European and US officials, seeking support ahead of the upcoming negotiations. Additionally, he visited a drone production facility jointly operated by Ukraine and Germany.
