Russian strikes kill 5 in Ukraine, including teen, as Zelenskyy accuses SpaceX of throttling Starshield
Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities killed at least five people Friday, including a teenage boy, and injured dozens more, with attacks hitting Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Kyiv. A photo shows a man grieving over a woman killed in Odesa, where two women died. In Zaporizhzhia, two people died and over 50 were injured when a residential tower and industrial facility were hit. A drone struck a medical facility in Kyiv near Western embassies, injuring three and forcing patient evacuations. The bombardment followed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's claim that SpaceX throttled its Starshield military system, hindering drone defense. Ukraine launched nearly 1,200 drones at Russia overnight, with Moscow reporting seven deaths from strikes on its territory.