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According to RBC Ukraine News Agency, explosions were heard in the Odessa area from the night of the 17th to the early morning of the 18th local time.
According to reports, Oleg Kiber, the head of the military management department in Odessa, said that the Russian military used drones to attack southern Ukraine, "there may be several more waves of attacks. There is a missile threat! Stay in the shelter until the air defense warning is lifted."
The Russian side has not yet responded to this.
According to Reuters, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on July 18th that the Russian military launched airstrikes on southern and eastern Ukraine in the middle of the night. The Ukrainian side claimed that the Russian military used drones and may have also launched ballistic missiles.
The Ukrainian Air Force stated on the "Telegram" social media platform that the southern Ukrainian port cities of Odessa and Nikolayev, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk have all been attacked by Russian drones.
The Ukrainian Air Force also stated that Russia may have used ballistic missiles to attack Poltava, Cherkasy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Kirovograd.
The report states that Reuters cannot independently confirm the above statement.
In addition, according to the Russian Sputnik News Agency, Russian President Putin said on the 17th that Russia would certainly respond to the terrorist attack on the Crimea Bridge, and the Russian Ministry of Defense is preparing a proposal on this.
According to reports, the Russian National Counter Terrorism Committee stated that on the 17th, Kiev launched a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge using two surface unmanned boats. The bridge's roads were partially damaged, two adults died, and one child was injured.
"Of course, the Russian side will respond. The Ministry of Defense is formulating relevant proposals," Putin said at a meeting on the situation at the Crimean Bridge
Putin also said, "This crime is meaningless from a military perspective because the Crimean Bridge is no longer used for military transportation. It is also cruel because innocent civilians are killed or injured."