The Ukrainian city of Odessa has again become the target of Russian missile attacks. 14 people were injured, according to local authorities, BNR reported.
A Russian missile has hit a postal distribution center, causing a fire in storage areas. All the employees in the complex managed to hide in a bomb shelter and there were no casualties among them, the director of the company "Nova postha" reported. Volodymyr Popereshnyuk.
Ukrainian drones have damaged energy infrastructure and caused blackouts in Russia's Oryol and Kursk regions. Attacks with unmanned aerial vehicles were also directed against energy facilities in the Smolensk region. About an hour ago, the air alert was canceled in Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod regions.
The US State Department has accused Russia of using the chemical chlorpicrin against Ukrainian forces in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. According to Washington, "the use of these chemicals is not an isolated case and is probably motivated by the desire of Russian units to dislodge Ukrainian forces from fortified positions.
The United States has announced new sanctions targeting Russian and foreign companies and individuals linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In addition to Russian defense companies and Chinese entities, the sanctions also affect several research units and companies involved in Russia's chemical and biological weapons programs.