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A Russian drone is shot down by Ukrainian air defences during a (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Russia targeted an emergency medical building and a maternity ward in Ukrainian port city of Odesa, the governor of the wider region Oleh Kiper has claimed. Mr Kiper, who shared footage of smashed windows on Telegram, said a 59-year-old man was killed in an attack on a residential area, though staff and patients were successfully moved from the hospital to safety.
Meanwhile, Timur Tkachenko, the head of Kyiv's military administration, said Putin's forces had "relentlessly terrorised" the capital with attack drones overnight. "They targeted civilian infrastructure and peaceful residents of the city," Mr Tkachenko claimed.
It comes as Ukraine's military claims Russian losses in the more than three-year-long conflict are nearing one million. In its latest figures, Kyiv says the toll stands at 998,080, with the number understood to include fatalities, as well as soldiers who are wounded, missing, or prisoners of war.
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9 mins ago07:05 Chris Samuel
Kyiv also targeted in brutal aerial attack overnight
The capital Kyiv also faced an overnight aerial attack only 24 hours after Russia targeted regions across the country with attack drones.
Residents reported unrelenting waves of drones and missiles as the sound of explosions rang out across the capital, ABC News reports.
The outlet's bureau in the country estimates that dozens of drone were sent towards Kyiv, with some taken down by Ukraine.
At least two people were injured in the attacks.
21 mins ago06:53 Chris Samuel
Odesa 'massively attacked' in drone strike, governor says
A 59-year-old man was killed in a massive drone strike on residential buildings in Odesa on Tuesday, the region's governor Oleg Kiper has said.
At least four others were said to have been wounded.
In a post on Telegram, Mr Kiper said: "The enemy massively attacked Odesa with strike drones. There is damage to civilian infrastructure and fires.
"The Russians hit a maternity hospital, an emergency medical ward and residential buildings," he said, adding the maternity hospital had been evacuated in time."
Mr Kiper's claims can't be verified, and the Kremlin is yet to comment.
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