Russian drone attacks leave 1.5 million Ukrainians without power and Kyiv bombards occupied Melitopol.
Southern Ukraine has been hit by strikes from both sides in the war, with Russia launching drones at Odesa and Kyiv fighting back in Melitopol.
Later on, the exiled Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol said a strike had been carried out on the Russian-held city.Russia's drone attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa saw Moscow fire Iranian-made drones at key infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said. Since October, Moscow has been targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure with large waves of missile and drone strikes.
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