Two people were injured and civilian infrastructure was damaged in Odessa as a result of the drone attack, which lasted for nearly two hours. About 20 drones were involved in the attack. The attack began at 10:30 p.m. and lasted until 12:48 a.m., local Telegram channels reported, citing BTA, citing local authorities.
As a result of the fallen debris from downed drones, damage was caused to private houses, in some of which a fire broke out. In one of the Odessa secondary schools, the windows were broken and the facade of the building was damaged.
All emergency services are working in the field and clearing the affected sites.
The presidents of Ukraine and France, Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron, discussed military aid to Ukraine, France Press reported, quoted by BTA.
The two spoke on the sidelines of the summit of the European Political Community in Budapest.
Zelensky then said he discussed with Macron the issue of military aid to Kiev and the training of Ukrainian military personnel in France. The leaders also discussed Ukraine's long-range capabilities, Zelensky added.
For its part, the French presidency said that Macron wanted to reaffirm that France would continue to support Ukraine as long and as strongly as necessary to achieve a just and lasting peace.
Macron has also condemned the alleged deployment of North Korean troops to Russia in support of Russian forces, according to Kiev, Seoul and the West.
He called this "an unacceptable escalation and a new particularly serious internationalization of this conflict on European territory.
The United States intends to do everything possible to provide all the planned aid to Ukraine before the end of President Joe Biden's term, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
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US President-elect Donald Trump, who won the election earlier this week, has repeatedly criticized the Biden administration's assistance to Ukraine in its fight against Russia. This is fueling concern about the future of support for the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Reuters notes.