UkraineDead and injured in attacks on Ukrainian cities
SDA
20.5.2026 - 10:42
HANDOUT - In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, rescue workers extinguish a fire in a residential building damaged after a Russian attack on Konotop in Ukraine. Photo: Uncredited/Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP/dpa
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Russia has again attacked Ukrainian cities and regions during the night. Ukrainian authorities reported at least two deaths, numerous injuries and several destroyed buildings in the cities of Odessa, Dnipro and Konotop following Russian drone attacks.
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20.05.2026, 10:42
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In Dnipro, two people were killed by Russian attacks, the head of the military administration of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Olexander Hansha, announced on Telegram. Six people were injured. Residential buildings, a food warehouse and cars were damaged.
In the Sumy region, several buildings were hit in the town of Konotop, as military governor Oleh Hryhorov wrote on Telegram. At least six people were injured. According to a media report, the mayor of the town of Konotop, Artem Semenichin, said that the injured were being taken to hospitals in private vehicles due to a lack of ambulances. A museum was also damaged.
Drone attack on Odessa
Multi-storey residential buildings and vehicles were also hit again in Odessa, as the head of the local military administration, Serhij Lysak, wrote on Telegram. One building was completely destroyed by the attack. There was initially no information about casualties or fatalities.
The Ukrainian gas supplier Naftogaz reported that its infrastructure in the northern Chernihiv region had been attacked for the fourth day in a row.
Dnipro and Odessa are repeatedly attacked by Russia with missiles and drones of various types. Ukraine has been defending itself against Russia's war of aggression for more than four years. According to information from the Ukrainian air force, the Russian airstrike continued into the morning in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions of the country.