Russia targets city of Odesa with missiles and drone but Ukraine says it shot them all down

By SUSIE BLANN
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Russia launched three waves of drones and missles against the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa. The Ukrainian air force said Monday it intercepted all 15 incoming Shahed drones and eight Kalibr missiles. The Odesa region’s governor says falling debris from the interceptions damaged a residential building, a supermarket and a dormitory of an educational facility in the city. He said two supermarket employees were hospitalized. The Kremlin’s forces have pummeled Odesa since Russia last month broke off a wartime deal to protect Ukraine’s crucial grain exports. Meanwhile, the Dutch Defense Ministry said it scrambled two F-16s fighter jets early Monday when two Russian bombers were tracked flying toward the airspace of the Netherlands.