Several people died in a rocket attack on the port city of Odessa in southwestern Ukraine, according to Governor Maksym Marchenko. Others were injured, he said on Telegram. The broadcaster Suspilne reported, citing the military, that a religious building had been hit. According to a US insider, Russia has made “minimal at best” progress on its offensive in Donbass in the east of the country in recent days.
The United States did not confirm media reports that the Russian chief of staff was injured in fighting in the Donbass last week. According to a senior US military official, it is true that Valery Gerasimov visited the region.
