Black Sea strikes hit civilians

Fighting around the Black Sea spilled into civilian areas: a Russian drone strike on Odesa killed three people, including a toddler, and damaged residential buildings. Ukraine said its air defences intercepted 76 of 93 Russian drones overnight, yet debris and impacts still struck homes, and Kyiv has stepped up attacks on Russian energy and port targets including reported damage and injuries at the Novorossiysk oil-export port. (thehindu.com; independent.co.uk; kyivpost.com)