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Russia hits port, power facility in Ukraine overnight

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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.

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