On the night of June 20, Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine with attack drones.
Explosions were heard in Odessa, Kharkov, Sumy and other cities. But Odessa suffered the most, where large-scale fires broke out and a four-story building was destroyed.
More details about these and other main events of the night and morning of June 20 are in the ICTV Facts collection.
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- Explosions in Odessa
- Explosions in Kharkov
- Drone attack on Sumy
- Trump will have two weeks to decide whether to strike Iran
Explosions in Odessa
At night, Russian drones launched a massive attack on Odessa – more than 10 hits were recorded, and large-scale fires broke out.
In particular, a four-story residential building caught fire, from which three people were rescued, and another six residents were evacuated, the State Emergency Service reported.
— While extinguishing the fire and rescuing people, structures collapsed on the rescuers — three firefighters were injured, they are now in hospital in a stable condition, — the report says.
The attack also caused a fire in a 23-story building, where the fire engulfed the 18th, 19th and 20th floors. 600 people were evacuated. Three people, including two children, were rescued from the blocked apartment.
In addition, fires were recorded in five more residential buildings, and three cars burned down.
There may still be one person under the rubble. In total, 13 people were injured, three of them rescuers.
Explosions in Kharkov
Explosions were also heard in Kharkiv that night. Eight hits were recorded as a result of the Russian UAV attack.
The roof of an unoccupied multi-story building caught fire, and about 50 cars were damaged in its yard, as well as five private houses and an outbuilding.
Preliminary, three people were injured in Kharkov, including two children – girls aged 12 and 17.
Drone attack on Sumy
Late in the evening of June 19, Russian drones also attacked Sumy, said OVA head Oleg Grigorov.
A fire broke out in the Kovpakovsky district of the city – one of the buildings in the residential sector caught fire. At the moment, the fire has already been extinguished.
Fortunately, there were no casualties.
Trump will have two weeks to decide whether to strike Iran
The White House said US President Donald Trump would make a decision on a possible strike on Iran within two weeks, taking into account the likelihood of talks with Tehran in the near future.
Trump did not assess the prospects of diplomatic negotiations, but noted that the US goal remains to stop uranium enrichment and prevent the creation of nuclear weapons.
However, the media reports, citing sources, that American officials are preparing for a possible strike on Iran as early as next weekend.
The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for 1,213 days.
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