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Russia Strikes Apartment Building in Odesa, Injuring Dozens
Confirmed
In Short: Russia targeted a multi-story apartment building in Odesa, injuring at least 12 people, as peace talks between U.S. envoys and Russian and Ukrainian leaders faltered amid ongoing attacks.
Fox News reported that Russia resumed major missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, killing five and wounding 35 on Tuesday, following the departure of U.S. peace envoys from Ukraine.
The attack on an apartment building in Odesa highlights the ongoing violence in Ukraine, with more than 16,800 civilians killed and over 51,000 wounded since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, according to the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia, causing a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in Russia's Arctic north, which is a key natural gas-producing region.
What's confirmed
- Fox News reported that Russia resumed major missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, killing five and wounding 35 on Tuesday, following the departure of U.S. peace envoys from Ukraine.
- The attack on an apartment building in Odesa highlights the ongoing violence in Ukraine, with more than 16,800 civilians killed and over 51,000 wounded since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, according to the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.
- Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia, causing a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in Russia's Arctic north, which is a key natural gas-producing region.
What's still developing
- Fox News reporter Stephanie Bennett has the latest on U.S. peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the Trump administration pushes to revive stalled peace negotiations, with discussions focusing on a potential path toward ending the war and broader diplomatic efforts on 'Special Report.' Ukrainian drones struck deep into Russia’s Arctic north Wednesday, sparking a fire at an industrial facility in Novy Urengoy, a city in the heart of Russia’s most important natural-gas producing region.
- A rescuer works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Dnipro, Ukraine, in a picture released on April 30. (Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Civil Administration Serhiy Lysak via Telegram/Handout via Reuters) United24 described Wednesday’s attack as the deepest Ukrainian drone strike inside Russia since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
- Artem Zhoga, Putin’s envoy to Russia’s Urals Federal District, said a Ukrainian drone had attempted to strike a fuel-and-energy facility in Yamal, according to Meduza.
- Russian authorities said four people, including a child, were killed and 29 wounded in the Novorossiysk attack.
- Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point appeared to claim involvement, posting: "Guess who covered more than 3,300 km and successfully hit the target." The extraordinary strike comes as Washington makes a renewed push to end the more than four-year war even as Russia and Ukraine intensify long-range attacks on each other.