Russian Attacks Kill 7, Injure 67 Across Ukraine over Past Day as Odesa Targeted Again Amid Tourist Season
Ukrainian officials said 67 people were wounded as air defenses intercepted 120 drones and missiles in the overnight assault.
- Russian forces launched 130 Shahed-type drones and eight missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing seven people and injuring 67 across the country, according to local authorities.
- Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 115 Shahed-type UAVs and five Kh-59/69 missiles, though the Air Force reported several weapons still penetrated defenses and struck seven locations.
- Odesa Oblast sustained the heaviest damage, with two people killed and at least 10 injured, as Governor Oleh Kiper noted the coastal city faced repeated strikes during the summer season.
- State grid operator Ukrenergo reported that strikes on energy infrastructure triggered power outages across Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Sumy oblasts.
- Additional casualties occurred in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where three people died and five were injured including four children, while Russian forces targeted 38 settlements in Kherson Oblast, injuring eight people.
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(Agenzia Vista) Kiev, 17 July 2026 Over 130 attack drones and 8 Russian rockets have targeted Ukraine during the night, causing victims, wounded and considerable damage to the population and civil infrastructure. To trace the balance of the latest attacks is the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. In Odessa, a night missile attack against a residential building caused the death of two people and the injury of another five, including three ch…
Russian attacks kill 7, injure 67 across Ukraine over past day as Odesa targeted again amid tourist season
Russian forces launched a Kh-31P anti-radiation missile, seven Kh-59/69 guided missiles, and 130 Shahed-type attack drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said.
5 out of 8 missiles and 115 out of 130 drones launched by Russia were neutralized over Ukraine. On the night of July 17, Russia launched 8 missiles and 130 drones over Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 5 missiles and 115 drones.
The Russian invaders fired 8 missiles and 130 drones of various types into Ukraine. The air defense destroyed 5 missiles and 115 drones.
Ukraine downs 5 missiles and 115 drones, strikes from two missiles and 8 attack UAVs recorded at 7 locations
The Defense Forces of Ukraine neutralized five guided missiles and 115 drones on Friday night, although strikes by two missiles and eight attack UAVs were recorded at seven locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has said.
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