Russian attacks kill 4, injure 33 over past day, damaging UNESCO-protected landmarks in Odesa
Editor's note: This story was updated with Ukraine's Air Force's report and the latest report from the Cherkasy Oblast Military Administraton.
Russian attacks against Ukraine have killed at least four civilians and injured at least 33 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on July 24.
Russian forces launched four Iskander-K cruise missiles and 103 Shahed drones from Russia's Shatalovo, Millerovo, Bryansk, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk airfields, as well as from Russian-occupied Crimea, against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.
Russian strikes targeted Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and Sumy oblasts, though no civilian casualties were reported in the latter three.
Ukraine's air defense shot down one missile and 90 drones, while another 13 unmanned aerial vehicles and three missiles reached their targets at 11 locations. Debris from drones and missiles was found at six locations, the report read.
In Kharkiv Oblast, three people were killed, while another five were injured due to the Russian strikes against nine settlements, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
In the village of Pidlyman, two men, aged 36 and 55, and a 55-year-old woman were killed. In the village of Petropavlivske, a 61-year-old man was injured, while in the town of Kupiansk, three men, aged 79, 70, and 75, as well as a 49-year-old woman, suffered injuries.
In Kherson Oblast, Russia targeted 39 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson, over the past day. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and six, including two children, were injured, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
In Cherkasy Oblast, Russian strikes injured 12 people, including a child, in the regional center of Cherkasy, Governor Ihor Taburets reported. Russia struck the city with missiles equipped with shrapnel-filled warheads.
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks injured two people in the town of Myrnohrad, and one person in the settlements of Siversk, Staroraiske, Zarichne, and Kostiantynivka, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin.
In Odesa Oblast, Russian forces targeted the regional center of Odesa, injuring three people, according to the State Emergency Service. Russian drone strikes damaged UNESCO-protected landmarks and ignited a fire at Privoz, the city's largest food market, located in its historic center.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a 43-year-old woman suffered injuries in the Russian attack at the Vasyliv district. Russian forces launched 387 strikes across 14 localities in the region in the past day, according to the local military administration.
