Russian drones and missiles struck railway infrastructure in Odesa and Konotop while a missile hit Balakliia, killing a woman and injuring 16, including a 4-year-old..
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “many” people in Ukraine’s Odesa and Mykolaiv regions secretly want ties with Russia, reviving concerns over Moscow’s broader territorial ambitions.
The unsubstantiated allegations mirror tactics used before Russia's 2014 Crimea annexation, creating manufactured pretexts for potential invasion from Moldova's region occupied by Russian forces.
Civilian areas took hits in the capital, and in several oblasts, including Odesa, Poltava, and Zaporizhzhia. The Russian attacks killed at least six and injured more than 70 civilians across the country.
The same SOCAR oil depot targeted by Russian drones on 8 Aug. came under attack again overnight, igniting fires that required over 100 emergency responders and a railway fire train to extinguish