Russian strikes killed 13 people and wounded about 50 across Ukraine on Wednesday, regional authorities said.
More than four years after the Russian invasion, strikes from both sides have been intensifying for several months, causing a growing number of civilian casualties.
According to the UN, June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022.
The daytime attacks targeted industrial and medical facilities in the Black Sea port city of Odesa and in the northeastern city of Sumy, near the border with Russia.
“The enemy launched six guided aerial bombs,” said Sumy regional governor Oleg Grygorov. “Three people were killed, and 17 were wounded.
“Among the dead are a woman and a man,” he added. “Another person sustained extremely severe injuries, making it currently impossible to determine their gender.”
Odesa endured another day of Russian drone and missile attacks targeting its port and civilian infrastructure, the authorities there said.
“A massive combined missile and drone attack on the Odesa region has been ongoing for the fifth day in a row,” said governor Oleg Kiper.
Three people were killed, and at least eight others were injured, he added.
Ukrainian authorities and rescue services reported another death in the southern Mykolaiv region and three deaths in the east — one in Kryvyi Rih and two in Donetsk, which is almost entirely occupied by Russian forces.
In the southern Zaporizhzhia region, Russian strikes killed three people and wounded 15, rescue services said on Telegram, posting images showing firefighters evacuating bodies and injured people, and buildings with destroyed facades.
Ukraine faced 122 attack drones, 101 of which were shot down, and two missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force reported in its daily briefing.
Russia’s defense ministry said it had carried out strikes on the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Dnipro-Buh, “used to supply the Ukrainian armed forces”.
It also reported attacking fuel depots, drone manufacturing plants, and army supply ships.
In recent days, Ukrainian forces have also stepped up their attacks on cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, a maritime area that serves as an important transport route for Russian agricultural products sold abroad as well as for supplying annexed Crimea.
These attacks have prompted Russia to review alternative transport routes.
Russia has in recent months intensified bombardments of Ukrainian urban areas.
