US EditionAt least 1 killed in fire, 3 injured in Russian drone attack on Odesa, says governor
ODESA, UKRAINE, JUL 19 – Russia launched over 300 drones and 30 missiles in a coordinated attack damaging critical infrastructure and causing multiple civilian casualties, Ukrainian officials said.
- On July 19, 2025, Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on Odesa, resulting in one death and fires in a residential building, Odesa Mayor Hennady Trukhanov said.
- Amid a prolonged aerial campaign, Russia has escalated attacks over recent months, as US President Donald Trump warned Moscow of new sanctions.
- Ukraine's military reported that air defenses downed 185 of 344 drones, and 129 were lost to electronic counter-measures, while Zelenskyy said Russia fired over 300 drones and 30 missiles.
- Emergency responders reported five people were rescued from burning apartments, and the Odesa region's Emergency Service said one rescued woman died, and parents carried children to safety in blankets.
- Looking ahead, Zelensky urged international allies to bolster air defense capabilities, including accelerating domestic production of interceptor drones, highlighting the need for improved Ukraine defense.
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Russia Strikes Ukraine With Drones and Missiles, Killing One
Russia unleashed a renewed attack on Ukraine, targeting the country’s central and western regions with drone and missiles as Kyiv’s allies pledged increased air defense protection to help shield the war-ravaged nation.
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On the evening of July 20, Russian troops launched attack drones over Ukraine.
REPORTING - The 250,000 inhabitants of the city close to the Russian border are caught in stride, between the intensification of drone attacks and the front line which is now only 20 km away, after the Ukrainian retreat of the Kursk region.
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Russia has launched record drone and missile attacks for several weeks. Fatalist, the population adapts, exhausted by these sleepless nights and three and a half years of war.
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