At least four people died overnight as Russian drone and missile strikes continued to pound Ukraine’s towns and cities, local officials said Saturday. Meanwhile, Moscow’s troops continued their grinding advance through the country’s east.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported detecting 165 air targets, including: ・Nine ballistic missiles Iskander-M/KN-23 (launched from occupied Crimea and Voronezh Oblast, Russia) ・Nine cruise missiles Iskander-K (launched from occupied Crimea and occupied territories in Donetsk Oblast) ・Nine cruise missiles Kh-22/32 from Tu-22M3 bombers ・Four cruise

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the attack underscored again the need to strengthen Ukraine's air defences. Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper said seven people were injured and emergency crews remained at the scene.

Russia launched a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least four civilians and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure across the country, Ukrainian officials said.

Russian forces launched missile strikes on Odesa’s historic center on the evening of Jan. 31, injuring at least two people, Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said.

A Russian drone struck a multi-storey apartment building in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy early on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring 13, including a child, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

Several people died overnight as Russian drone and missile strikes pounded Ukraine’s towns and cities, local officials said Saturday. The attack prompted emergency power grid shutdowns in seven Ukrainian regions,