The Russian unmanned aircraft strike on the married couple of the port city, 17 -year -old wounds, Ukraine officials say

Russian drones hit the south Ukrainian Odesa’s port city during the night, killing two people and wounding at least 17, the Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday. Meanwhile, three attack helicopters and an anti -aircraft system were destroyed in the Crimea Peninsula occupied by Russian.

The Ukraine security agency deployed special drones to attack Kirovske’s military airfield, a Ukrainian security official said on Saturday.

“The available data indicate the destruction of multipurpose and attack helicopters and MI-8, MI-26 and MI-28, as well as self-propelled anti-art missile missiles and complex pistol pants S1,” according to the official, who talked about the operation with the condition of anonymity.

In Odesa, a drone crashed into a residential tower block in the city, causing three -story damage and capturing residents, emergency services said. The two killed in the attack were a married couple, according to regional governor Oleh Kiper, who added that three children were among the injured.

There were no immediate comments from Moscow. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, more than 40 Ukrainian drones were demolished during the night and Saturday morning over western Russia and Crimea occupied by Kremlin.

Long -range drone strikes They have been a distinctive seal of the war, now in their fourth year. The race on both sides to develop increasingly sophisticated and mortal drones has turned war into a test field for new armaments.

Ukrainian drones have achieved some impressive feats. At the beginning of June, almost a third of the strategic fleet of Moscow bombers was destroyed or damaged in an undercover Ukrainian operation using low -priced drones in the Russian territory.

Shorter short -range drones are used on both sides on the battlefield and in areas close to the front line of approximately 620 miles.

The UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine said in a report published on Thursday that the attacks of short -range drones killed at least 395 civilians and wounded 2,635 between the beginning of the war in February 2022 and April 2025. Almost 90% of the attacks were for the Russian armed forces, he reported.

More than 13,300 civilians have died and more than 34,700 were injured in the war, said the Office of the Human Rights Commissioners of the UN in a June 11 report.

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