Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard and Lviv City Mayor Andriy Sadovyi visit the site of the recent Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 17, 2026.
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Russian attacks overnight damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region and caused blackouts for 380,000 consumers in the country’s north, officials said.
Drones damaged agricultural warehouses, depots and administrative buildings, Oleh Kiper, the Odesa regional governor, said on the Telegram app. There were no casualties, he added.
Published – April 18, 2026 12:54 pm IST

