July 19 (BBC/GNA) – At least three people have died following another widespread air bombardment by Russia.
Two people were killed in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, the regional governor, Sergiy Lysak, said, while a woman died of her injuries after being rescued from a burning apartment in Odesa, according to emergency services.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said 10 regions of Ukraine, including a number of cities, were hit in the overnight assault. Ukraine’s military said more than 340 explosive and dummy drones and 35 cruise and ballistic missiles were used.
Although it said 90% of these were shot down, suppressed electronically or lost, more than 30 got through.
One of the strikes hit a residential block in the southern city of Odesa, causing a fire on its upper floors.
Rescuers said five people were rescued from burning apartments – including the woman who later died. At least another six people were wounded.
The eastern city of Pavlohrad was subjected to what Serhiy Lysak called a “hellish night and morning”.
He said there had been “explosion after explosion” caused by drone and missile strikes, adding it had been the biggest-scale attack on the city to date.
Targets reportedly included industrial sites, a fire department, a clinic, a school, and a cultural institution.
Zelensky wrote of “important infrastructure” being damaged there. A missile plant is based in Pavlohrad, and the city has been struck in the past by Russia.
Russia’s defence ministry said it struck military-industrial enterprises that produce components for missiles and drones overnight, but did not specify where.
GNA/Credit: BBC