Russian strike on ship near Odesa kills 10, Ukraine hits Moscow with drones

Ukraine is hitting Moscow with drones after Russia unleashed one of its largest ballistic missile barrages at Kyiv.A Russian strike ⁠on a ship near the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa has killed at least 10 people, while Ukraine has launched hundreds of drones to attack Moscow, a day after Kyiv was hit by one of the heaviest barrages of ballistic missiles of the war.Russia struck a Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship carrying ⁠corn with a crew ⁠from India and Syria, Ukraine’s seaports authority said on Monday. Officials said eight crew members had been rescued.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ukraine ‘cuts off’ Crimea from Russia, plunging it into an energy crisislist 2 of 4Ten killed in Russia-Ukraine as protests continue over Kyiv defence revamplist 3 of 4Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia kill at least 8, wound dozenslist 4 of 4Russia launches largest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv since start of warend of listRussian strikes in Odesa have now killed 28 people in the month of July alone, regional governor Oleh Kiper said.“Since the beginning of July, the Odesa region was ⁠under constant daily ⁠shelling. There were days when ⁠13 to 15 air raid ⁠alerts had ⁠been announced in the region,” Kiper told Ukrainian television.Russia’s Defence ⁠Ministry said ‌its forces had hit fuel reservoirs ⁠at ⁠Odesa’s port.Russia has stepped up its attacks on Ukraine, frequently using ballistic missiles, as Kyiv is currently short of Patriot interceptor munitions that are crucial to defend against them.In retaliation, Ukraine is intensifying its attacks on Russian territory. It targeted Moscow and the surrounding region with ⁠hundreds of drones ⁠overnight, wounding at least 10 people and setting several buildings ablaze, Russian officials said.Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 400 “enemy drones” were launched at the Moscow region between 8:30 p.m. (17:30 GMT) and 5:00 a.m. (02:00 GMT). Most were intercepted by Russia’s air defence ⁠systems, including ⁠85 destroyed while approaching the Russian capital.