Russia hammers targets across Ukraine overnight
Attacks on towns on the Black Sea and in central Ukraine kill one, injure several.
![In this photo provided by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, rescue workers extinguish a fire in a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike on Odesa region, Ukraine, where attacks continued on Thursday night [Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AP26119236331498-1777615601.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Attacks on towns on the Black Sea and in central Ukraine kill one, injure several.
![In this photo provided by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, rescue workers extinguish a fire in a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike on Odesa region, Ukraine, where attacks continued on Thursday night [Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AP26119236331498-1777615601.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







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