Ukrainian officials said Monday a Russian attack on the northeastern city of Kharkiv injured at least 19 people.

Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, said on Telegram that Russian forces hit a courtyard in central Kharkiv, damaging more than 40 houses.

In Ukraine’s Odesa region, Governor Oleh Kiper said a rocket attack hit the city of Odesa and that there were casualties.

Another Russian attack, in the Zaporizhzhia region, injured a child and damaged several houses, according to Governor Ivan Fedorov.

Mykolaiv Governor Vitaliy Kim said Monday on Telegram that Russian drone attacks targeted energy infrastructure and disrupted electricity services.

Ukraine’s air force said Monday it shot down 71 of more than 140 Russian drones used in the latest string of overnight attacks.

“These Russian strikes on Ukrainian lives can be stopped—with pressure, with sanctions, by blocking the occupiers’ access to the components they use to manufacture the means of this terror, by providing arms packages for Ukraine, and with a determination that must be unwavering,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday it shot down 23 Ukrainian drones in overnight attacks.

Russian air defenses downed eight of the drones over the Kaluga region, the ministry said, along with seven over Kursk, five over Bryansk and three over Belgorod.

Officials in Kaluga said falling drone wreckage damaged an industrial facility.
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