Russia and Ukraine exchange drone attacks; offensives hit industrial, port and energy facilities

Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are linked Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone attacks between Friday night (17) and Saturday morning (18), according to the Reuters news agency. During the night, Moscow hit the port infrastructure in the Odessa region, in the south of the country. According to regional governor Oleh Kiper, agricultural warehouses, warehouses and administrative buildings were damaged, and there were no casualties. A power distribution operator said Russian forces also struck a power facility in Chernhiv in the north, causing blackouts for 380,000 customers. In the early hours of the morning, Ukrainian drones also hit industrial targets in Syzran and Novokuibyshevsk, in the Samara region of central-western Russia, said local governor Vyacheslav Fedorischev. He did not say which specific facilities were hit, but oil refineries located in cities were targets of attacks during the war.

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