Russia says it hit hangar housing Ukrainian naval drones in Odesa

The target has been hit," the ministry said in a statement that Reuters could not independently verify. Ukraine has made extensive use of naval drones to strike Russian ships in the Black Sea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that people had been killed and injured in a Russian attack on Odesa.

Russia successfully attacked a hangar housing Ukrainian naval drones in a strike on the port of Odesa on Wednesday, the Russian Defence Ministry said. "The goal has been achieved. The target has been hit," the ministry said in a statement that Reuters could not independently verify.

Ukraine has made extensive use of naval drones to strike Russian ships in the Black Sea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that people had been killed and injured in a Russian attack on Odesa. Later a navy spokesperson told the Ukrainska Pravda media outlet that five people were killed.