Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa kills three, regional governor says


Rescuers work at a site an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Nina Liashonok

KYIV, April ⁠6 (Reuters) - Russia launched a drone ⁠attack on Ukraine's Black Sea ‌port of Odesa overnight on Monday, killing three people, including a child, ​and damaging infrastructure, residential ⁠and administrative buildings, ⁠the regional governor said.

"Overnight, Odesa came ⁠under ‌another heavy attack by the enemy," Oleh ⁠Kiper, Odesa regional governor, said on ​the ‌Telegram app. As well as ⁠the three ​dead, 10 people were injured, he said.

"Residential buildings, critical infrastructure ⁠and administrative facilities were ​hit. There is significant damage," Kiper said.

With the war now in ⁠its fifth year, Moscow has escalated its attacks on Odesa, a key logistics hub in southern ​Ukraine and the ⁠country's largest port, handling the ​majority of the ‌Ukrainian grain and other ​maritime exports.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Kate Mayberry)

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