On the night of April 29 and during the previous 24 hours, a series of strikes were reported that affected civilian targets and infrastructure in both Ukraine and Russia.
Russian forces continued their campaign using drones and missiles against Ukrainian settlements:
In a drone attack on Odessa, residential buildings, a hotel and cars were hit in different parts of the city. There are reports of civilian casualties.
As a result of the ongoing strikes in the Dnipro region, civilian casualties, including children, have been reported.
Massive attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure have been reported, with Russian forces launching over 120 drones into Ukraine in just one day.
Hundreds of strikes on dozens of settlements in Zaporizhia region have been recorded, resulting in casualties.
Ukrainian forces have stepped up their attacks on targets on Russian territory, with Russian authorities reporting an increasing number of strikes on civilian infrastructure:
Drones attacked an oil refinery and port terminal in the city of Tuapse, on the Black Sea coast in Krasnodar Krai, yesterday for the third time in a month. A large-scale fire was caused, with local authorities ordering the evacuation of residents near the site.
A fire was reported in Yaroslavl at the city's strategically important refinery after an air strike.
Russian officials reported four civilians killed in Ukrainian strikes in Belgorod and Bryansk regions, including a family whose car was directly hit by a drone in the village of Bobrava.
Drone attacks on energy and logistics facilities have been recorded, and restrictions have been imposed on airports in Krasnodar, Gelendzhik and Sochi.
Vladimir Putin said in a statement broadcast on April 28 that attacks on civilian infrastructure in Russia are becoming more frequent. Ukraine, for its part, has stressed that it is striking energy facilities to reduce Russia's ability to finance the war.