Key developments on April 29: Attack on Odesa kills 4, injures 29 Military intelligence: Over 18,000 Russian troops of Southern Military District have deserted Military: Ukraine regaining control over Nestryha Island in Kherson Oblast complicates Russian advances NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg in Kyiv in surprise visit Air Force: Poland capable of protecting skies over western Ukraine but political will needed At least four people were killed and 29 were injured in a Russian missile strike on Odesa that damaged civilian infrastructure, the State Emergency Service reported on April 29. Three women and one man were among the dead, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said.
The Russian army attacked a critical infrastructure facility in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast overnight, regional governor Svitlana Onyshchuk reported on Telegram on April 27.
Russia launched a massive attack on energy facilities in Ukraine, employing Tu-95MS bombers, MiG-31K fighters, and ships in the Black Sea overnight on April 26-27.
Russian forces hit energy facilities in Dnipropetrovsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Lviv oblasts in a mass missile attack against Ukraine overnight on April 27, causing damage and casualties, Ukrainian authorities reported.
Lviv Oblast has been attacked with various types of cruise missiles as well as Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles while an air-raid warning was in effect from 03:58 to 06:02 on 27 April. Strikes have been recorded.