One killed, teenager wounded in Russian drone attack on Odesa — photos

27 December 2023, 03:55 PM

One person has been killed and several injured in a Russian drone attack on the south of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military reported on Dec. 17

A dozen Shahed drones were destroyed over Odesa Oblast alone, with the city being the primary target of the Russian military.

“One person was killed and three injured, including a 17-year-old boy,” said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa Regional State Administration.

Kherson was also attacked, with strikes hitting an agricultural research institution, a shopping center, and apartment buildings.

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Ukrainian forces managed to shoot down 32 out of the 46 drones launched by Russian troops overnight. 

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