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Russian airstrikes hit Odesa, Mykolaiv

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Rescuers extinguishing a fire at a destroyed residential building after a missile strike in the center of Mykolaiv. [AFP]

Russia attacked Ukraine's southern cities with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night Thursday, particularly targeting Odesa, the country's key Black Sea port.

Two people were killed in Odesa and at least 19 injured in Mykolaiv, a city close to the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials said.

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