The Ukrainian city of Odesa has been subjected to another night of assaults by Russian drones and missiles.
At least three people have been injured as a result of these attacks, according to local police.
Fires erupted owing to falling missile fragments, according to the governor of the Black Sea region.
Odesa governor Oleh Kiper reported in a message on the Telegram chat app that the blast wave blew out windows in several buildings.
Air alarms continued throughout the night and the nearby port city of Mykolaiv was also targeted.
Since Moscow’s departure from a UN-backed accord last month, Odesa, Ukraine’s largest port and naval base, has been subjected to repeated missile and drone attacks. This arrangement allowed for safe grain shipments from Ukrainian ports.
Witness the aftermath of the strikes on Odesa, Michael Bociurkiw a Global affairs analyst and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council said: “The night and day videos of ground zero of the Russian missile strike on an Odesa shopping and business complex look almost apocalyptic.
“A terrifying night for the residents of this southern #Ukraine port city. Most of us spent hours taking shelter until the all clear well after 3am.”
Meanwhile, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine’s northwestern Volyn area have killed three people, according to local authorities.
The regional head, Yuriy Poguliaiko, reported that an industrial complex in Lutsk was struck, resulting in casualties and injuries among the occupants.
Buildings in the western Lviv region were also hit by air strikes, although no one was killed, according to the mayor of Lviv.
Ukraine’s air defence forces claimed the effective destruction of 16 of at least 28 Russian missiles launched throughout the night.
Air raid sirens rang out for two hours in both Lviv and Volyn.
Damage to businesses and dwellings in Lutsk was mostly caused by debris from intercepted missiles.
The three casualties in the industrial building were employees, according to Oleksiy Kuleba, deputy director of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office.
Over 100 buildings in Lviv were damaged as a result of the nocturnal attacks, according to Mayor Andriy Sadovyi.
According to Mr Sadovyi, a rocket struck a playground within the city, creating a crater nine metres deep and 20 metres wide He also stated that four people were injured, although none of them were in severe condition.
