Seven people have been killed and 25 injured in Ukraine over the past 24 hours as a result of Russian attacks, the latest reports from regional authorities show. A woman was among those killed.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “The enemy launched a massive attack on Odesa with strike drones. Despite the active work of our air defense forces, there is damage to civilian infrastructure,” Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper first said at approximately 1:01 a.m. local time in a Telegram post.
In Kherson Oblast, one person was killed and 12 others injured in widespread drone and artillery attacks across dozens of settlements, including Kherson city, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. Russian forces damaged a high-rise building, nine private houses, a local fire department building, a garage, and private cars.
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a 64-year-old man was killed in drone and artillery attacks across 18 settlements, Governor Ivan Fedorov said. The government received reports of damage to apartments, private houses, garages, cars, and infrastructure facilities.
In Sumy Oblast, three civilians were injured in an attack using missiles, glide bombs, and drones, the local authorities reported. Several thousand families were left without electricity, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on Telegram on the morning of July 19 following the attacks.
In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a 57-year-old man was injured in a drone and missile attack on Nikipol, while fires broke out in Pavlohrad after the city came under severe missile attack, Governor Serhii Lysak said. Separately, a 51-year-old man who was injured earlier in the week in an attack on July 14 died of his injuries, Lysak added.
No casualties were reported in Kharkiv Oblast, though damage was reported to several regions, including homes, railway infrastructure, a pipeline, and the power grid, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
