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A Russian missile strike hit the central Ukraine town of Kryvyi Rih, killing a police officer and wounding dozens more, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. Kryvyi Rih is Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s hometown.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force shot down 16 out of 20 Iranian-made Shahed drones over Ukraine’s Odesa region, launched from Russia, early Friday, according to military officials.
This was the fifth time this week Odesa has been targeted, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on the Telegram messaging app.
In another attack, at least three people were injured after a Russian strike on the northeastern Ukraine city of Sumy.
