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Ukraine Says It Downed Most of 144 Drones as Strikes Kill Civilians and Hit Odesa Port

The overnight barrage underscores mounting strain on air defenses even when most drones are intercepted.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s Air Force reported 144 drones launched overnight into Sunday and said it shot down 124, with impacts confirmed at 11 sites.
  • In Dnipro, a second hit on a residential block injured three children in what the mayor called a “Syrian scenario” of repeat strikes that threaten rescuers.
  • In Odesa, officials said drones damaged port and logistics facilities and struck a Palau-flagged cargo ship, leaving one person injured.
  • Local governors counted at least eight people killed and 21 injured over the past day across Sumy, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kharkiv.
  • Zaporizhzhia’s governor said Russian forces carried out 788 attacks on 50 settlements in one day, showing the scale of pressure on civilians and key infrastructure.