Ukraine war live: Russian strike destroys WHO warehouse in Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia accused each other of deadly attacks on Sunday
Russian air defences engaged and shot down 285 Ukrainian drones in the space of just 12 hours, according to Russia’s defence ministry as Kyiv steps up its cross border assaults.
The ministry said that the drones were downed between 8am and 8pm Moscow time, with incidents mostly occurring in the central and western regions of Russia.
They also included the region of Bashkortostan, between the Volga River and the Ural mountains, they added.
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, wrote on Telegram that air defence units had destroyed five drones headed for the capital, a regular occurrence in recent months.
Both sides accused each other of lethal attacks on Sunday, as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Moscow was targeting global food security by striking Odesa's seaport.
Three people were killed and 37 wounded in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, where an apartment block was hit, while authorities in Russia's Belgorod said five were killed and 25 wounded by a Ukrainian drone attack.