A Russian drone strike on Odesa kills a married couple and injures 17 people, Ukraine says

KYIV Ukraine AP Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight killing two people died and injuring at least Ukrainian personnel revealed on Saturday A drone slammed into a residential tower block in the city causing damage to three floors and trapping residents crisis services revealed The two killed in the attack were a married couple according to regional Gov Oleh Kiper who added that three children were among the injured There was no immediate comment from Moscow According to Russia s Defense Ministry over Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight and on Saturday morning over western Russia and Kremlin-occupied Crimea Long-range drone strikes have been a hallmark of the war now in its fourth year The race by both sides to develop increasingly sophisticated and deadlier drones has turned the war into a testing ground for new weaponry Ukrainian drones have pulled off selected stunning feats At the start of June nearly a third of Moscow s strategic bomber fleet was destroyed or damaged in a covert Ukrainian operation using cheaply made drones sneaked into Russian territory Smaller short-range drones are used by both sides on the battlefield and in areas close to the roughly -kilometer -mile front line The U N Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine noted in a review published Thursday that short-range drone attacks killed at least civilians and injured between the start of the war in February and April Almost of the attacks were by the Russian armed forces it published More than civilians have died and over have been injured in the war the U N Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights revealed a June review Follow AP s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https apnews com hub russia-ukraine Source