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Russian drone attacks on Ukraine injured over 10 people, with significant damage in Odesa's Prymorskyi district. Residential buildings and a hotel were among the structures hit during the strikes.
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Another night of Russian drone attacks on Ukraine overnight left more than 10 people injured, particularly damaging residential buildings in the Odesa region.
The strikes caused the biggest damage in the central Prymorskyi district, where residential buildings, a hotel and facilities in the center of the city were damaged, Serhiy Lysak, the head of the local military administration, said on Telegram in comments reported by Reuters.

A rescue worker walks inside apartments destroyed by a Russian strike in Odesa, Ukraine. Photograph: Michael Shtekel/AP
“It was an extremely difficult night,” he said, adding that high-rise residential buildings, private homes and vehicles came under attack in two other districts.
The Ukrainian prime minister Julia Svyrydenko is expected to visit Poland today as she takes part in a conference on the “security and defence dimension” of Ukraine’s recovery, where she will meet with Poland’s Donald Tusk.
I will keep an eye on lines coming out of that meeting for you.
Elsewhere, France’s Emmanuel Macron is set to visit Andorra (of which, a little-known fact, he is a co-prince), Germany’s Friedrich Merz is expected to speak to pupils about Europe, the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen is in Berlin for a (politically awkward) chat with her former CDU/CSU party.
It’s Monday, 27 April 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
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The recent drone attacks in Odesa resulted in over 10 injuries and extensive damage to residential buildings, a hotel, and vehicles.
The Prymorskyi district was particularly hard-hit, with significant damage reported to residential buildings and facilities in the city center.
Serhiy Lysak, the head of the local military administration, provided updates on the damage through Telegram and comments reported by Reuters.

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