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Drone attack on Odesa damages port facilities, injures 6

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Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Izmail region of Odesa, injuring 6 civilians and damaging port and other civil infrastructure, Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported via Telegram.

Out of the six civilians injured, three are in serious condition. Further information is not yet available.

Ukrainian Air Force reported earlier tonight that Russian drones were spotted heading towards Odesa.

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Rachel Amran is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked on the Europe and Central Asia team of Human Rights Watch investigating war crimes in Ukraine. Rachel holds a master's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Regional Studies from Columbia University.

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