Russia Odessa is attacked by Russian combat drones
According to Ukrainian reports, Russia launched a massive attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa with combat drones during the night. According to official information, at least two people were killed and six other residents were injured. Two children aged seven and four were among the injured, military administrator Oleh Kiper announced on the Telegram platform.
28.06.2025, 04:58
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There had been a series of explosions in the city and fires had broken out in some parts of the city, Ukrainian media and Mayor Hennady Trukhanov reported. "Odessa, be vigilant. Get to safe places," wrote Trukhanov on the Telegram platform.
A drone hit the upper floors of a 21-storey residential building and started a fire. After extinguishing the fire, helpers discovered the bodies of a married couple in the rubble, Kiper reported.
The Russian combat drones had flown over the Black Sea, it was reported. The air defense had become active. After the attacks subsided around midnight, the first videos of fires in the city, the authenticity of which could not be verified, were published in the local media.
Selenskyj praises US role in peace efforts
Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelenskyi once again emphasized the peace efforts of US President Donald Trump. In a contribution to Platform X, in which he praised the peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, he emphasized the need to end wars. "And it is important that the US contributes to this," he wrote, emphasizing the "fundamental role" of US mediation.
This mediation by Washington could also help to end the years-long war on Ukrainian soil, especially as Russia had so far rejected all peace proposals and allowed diplomatic efforts to come to nothing. This must come to an end, demanded Selensky. "Peace can be achieved through strength and @POTUS (President of the USA) certainly has it."
Ukraine attacks Russian airfield
The Ukrainian military and secret service reportedly destroyed or damaged several fighter jets during an attack on a Russian military airfield. Fighter-bombers were hit at the Marinovka airfield in the Volgograd region of southern Russia, according to the General Staff in Kiev. According to the SBU intelligence service, which was also involved in the operation, two aircraft were destroyed and two others damaged in the attack. The information cannot be verified independently.
The Russian Su-34s form the backbone of the tactical air force. According to the report, Ukrainian positions were targeted with bombs and missiles from there. According to the report, the attack took place on Friday night.
At the beginning of June, Ukraine launched a surprise attack on Russia's strategic bomber fleet. Drones, which were hidden on trucks and brought close to the target, attacked military airfields, sometimes several thousand kilometers from the border. According to Kiev, up to 40 fighter bombers were destroyed in the process. Heavy damage to more than 10 aircraft was independently confirmed.
