A Russian drone strike on Odesa kills a married couple and injures 17 other people, Ukraine says

KYIV Ukraine AP Two people died and at least more were injured as Russian drones overnight struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa Ukrainian leadership declared on Saturday A drone slammed into a residential tower block in the city causing damage to three floors and trapping residents exigency services stated The two killed in the attack were a married couple according to regional Gov Oleh Kiper who added that three children were among the injured There was no immediate comment from Moscow According to Russia s Defense Ministry over Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight and on Saturday morning over western Russia and Kremlin-occupied Crimea Long-range drone strikes have been a hallmark of the war now in its fourth year The race by both sides to develop increasingly sophisticated and deadlier drones has turned the war into a testing ground for new weaponry Source