Russian Drone Strikes Hit Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk, Injure Six Including Children

Overview

• Regional authorities said drones struck residential, logistical and energy sites in the Odesa area, damaging buildings and igniting fires.
• Six people were reported injured in Ukraine across Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk, including boys aged 8 and 14 and a seven‑month‑old baby.
• A 42‑year‑old man is in serious condition, according to local Ukrainian officials.
• Russian officials reported two people injured in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, and three injured in the Belgorod region from separate strikes.
• President Volodymyr Zelensky announced talks with allied security advisers on January 3 in Ukraine and a leaders’ meeting on January 6 in Paris.