Russian strikes kill three in Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions

At least three people were killed and more than 20 injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine on Friday, with attacks reported in Odesa, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and the Kharkiv region, according to local authorities. In Odesa, two people died and five were injured, with a residential building and cars damaged. A strike on an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia killed one person, while a separate residential block attack injured nine. In Kharkiv, a drone strike on Malynivka village injured seven, including two boys aged 16 and 11. Ukrainian forces retaliated overnight with drone attacks on Russia's Samara and Volgograd regions, killing eight people, per local officials. The strikes occurred as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy concluded a meeting with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Ireland, following renewed diplomatic efforts including a major prisoner exchange.