Ukraine and Russia strikes hit homes and oil depot near Black Sea

A Russian missile strike has destroyed homes and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv, local officials say.

At least three civilians were reported injured in the city near the Black Sea, which has been repeatedly shelled by Russian forces. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service posted photos of firefighters at the scene after the missile strike.

Early on Sunday a massive oil depot fire was raging near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi – blamed by the Russian authorities on a Ukrainian drone attack. Sochi’s airport in the same area – Adler district – suspended flights.

Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram that drone debris had hit a fuel tank, and 127 firefighters were tackling the blaze.

The drone attack was one of several launched by Ukraine over the weekend, targeting installations in the southern Russian cities of Ryazan, Penza and Voronezh. The governor of Voronezh said four people were injured in one drone strike.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for stronger international sanctions on Russia this week after a deadly attack on Kyiv on Thursday killed at least 31 people.

More than 300 drones and eight cruise missiles were launched in the assault, Ukrainian officials said, making the attack one of the deadliest on the capital since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.