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Ukraine’s Air Defenses Thwart Mass Drone and Missile Assault as Civilians Die in Odesa Strike

Largely repelling hundreds of drones and missiles overnight, Ukraine’s defenses now contend with fallout from a drone strike on an Odesa high-rise that killed two civilians, triggering Moscow’s offer to resume Istanbul talks.

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A view shows an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine, in this handout picture released on June 28, 2025. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS
A Russian drone attacks a building during Russia's massive missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Overview

  • Russian forces launched 371 attack drones and missiles, including Shahed UAVs, Kinzhal ballistic missiles and Kalibr cruise missiles, of which Ukraine intercepted or suppressed 365.
  • A Russian FPV drone struck a 21-storey residential building in Odesa, killing a couple, injuring multiple adults and two children, and prompting an ongoing search and rescue operation.
  • The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission documented deliberate targeting of civilians by Russian short-range FPV drones, concluding that many incidents may amount to war crimes.
  • Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces and the SBU carried out a precision long-range drone strike on Russia’s Marinovka airfield, destroying two Su-34 fighter-bombers and damaging two others.
  • President Vladimir Putin said Moscow is prepared for a fresh round of direct peace negotiations in Istanbul despite continued hostilities.