Russian Drones Strike Major Cities In Ukraine
According to RFE/RL, The Russian Army attacked several regions of Ukraine with drones, local authorities reported, saying that at least two people were killed in Odesa.
Air alerts were activated in 11 regions of Ukraine during the onslaught late on April 30 and into the overnight hours.
The "large-scale" attack on the Black Sea port of Odesa, as described by the Ukrainian State Emergency Service in a Telegram post, killed two people and injured 15 others.
Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram that the Russian attack on Odesa damaged high-rise buildings, houses, a supermarket, and a school.
"Fires broke out in some places, which our rescuers are extinguishing," he added.
Kiper had warned earlier about the threat of drone strikes, telling residents of Odesa and the region to take cover.
"Emergency and utility services are working on the ground to eliminate the consequences of the attacks and provide the necessary medical assistance to the victims," Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov said on Telegram.
Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian president's chief of staff, responded to the Russia attack on Odesa by calling for a "complete cease-fire" in a Telegram post.
"We must push for it together with the United States and Europe," he wrote, saying that "Putin will always have the desire to kill."
"But diplomacy, force, and economic pressure will compel Russia to end the war," he added.
Explosions were also heard in the northeastern city of Sumy and air raid warnings were triggered in several places including Sumy, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhya.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhova announced that a drone had hit on the border of two districts in the city. A fire broke out at the site of impact, and an undetermined number of people were injured.
Terekhova later reported that the drone hit at a gas station in the Kyiv district.
The eastern city of Kharkiv also came under attack, regional governor Oleh Synyehubov said, citing preliminary information. He added that a fire broke out as a result.
