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full screen Villagers inspect the damage after an earlier Russian attack on the Odessa region. Picture taken on August 26. Photo: Michael Shtekel/AP/TT
Two people have died as a result of a Russian robot attack on Odessa, local authorities say.
According to Oleh Kiper, regional governor of Odessa, it was a married couple who were killed.
Earlier, Ukraine’s air defenses were reported to have shot down a Russian robot and ten drones during the night. According to Ukrainian Ukrinform, Russia fired a total of three robots and 14 Iranian-made Shahed drones.
“The invaders have attacked the Odessa region with two ballistic Iskander robots launched from occupied Crimea,” the air defense wrote on Telegram.
The third robot, a Ch-59 attack robot, was reportedly fired from Russian-occupied territory in the Zaporizhzhya region.
Russia, for its part, claims to have shot down around 30 Ukrainian drones during the night and morning, AP reports.