Death toll rises to 10 in Russian drone strike on Ukraine’s Odesa | Russia-Ukraine war News

Three kids killed within the assault, officers say, as Zelenskyy calls on the West to spice up Ukraine’s air defences.

The demise toll from a Russian drone strike that destroyed an condominium block in Ukraine’s southern port metropolis of Odesa on Saturday has risen to 10.

Ukraine’s inside ministry reported that rescue employees on Sunday morning retrieved the stays of an toddler and the newborn’s mom, elevating the variety of kids killed within the assault to a few.

“The mom tried to cowl the 8-month-old baby along with her personal [body]. She tried to avoid wasting them. They had been present in a agency embrace,” the ministry mentioned in a Telegram publish.

On Saturday, Ukrainian authorities reported {that a} child was amongst these killed after falling particles from an Iranian-made Shahed drone hit the condominium constructing – certainly one of eight Russian-launched drones reported by officers.

Russia has launched a number of thousand of those long-range winged drones all through the struggle at targets throughout Ukraine.

In a while Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned {that a} second baby had additionally died.

“Tymofiy was 4 months outdated. Mark was about to show 3 years outdated. My condolences to all of their shut ones,” Zelenskyy wrote on X.

He added {that a} three-year-old woman and 7 different individuals had been injured within the assault.

Seek for survivors

4 extra individuals could also be trapped within the rubble in Odesa, the native department of Ukraine’s predominant emergency service mentioned in a Fb replace on Sunday.

Native Governor Oleh Kiper mentioned that rescue employees proceed to comb via the location, and regional authorities introduced a day of mourning for the victims.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, regional authorities reported {that a} 58-year-old man died beneath rubble after Russian forces shelled his village within the southern Kherson province.

One other civilian man, aged 38, was killed in a Russian artillery strike on the neighbouring Zaporizhia area, native Governor Ivan Fedorov mentioned.

Zelenskyy seeks air defences

Zelenskyy referred to as on Western allies to spice up Ukraine’s air defences within the wake of the lethal assault.

“Delays within the supply of weapons to Ukraine, in addition to air defence to guard our individuals, sadly end in such losses. … Ukraine has by no means requested something greater than what is critical to guard lives,” Zelenskyy mentioned.

Ukraine is presently struggling for sources because the struggle grinds into its third yr with a $60bn assist package deal held up in the US Congress.