Three dead in Russian attacks on south Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine: Russian shelling and drone attacks killed three people and wounded eight others in southern Ukraine on Monday, officials said, as Kyiv warned Moscow was pounding civilian infrastructure ahead of winter.

Two women were killed when a Russian drone struck a car in the southern Kherson region, while Russian shelling on the port of Odesa left one dead and eight wounded, authorities said.

The Odesa attack also damaged two civilian ships, including a Palau-flagged cargo vessel that was struck “for the second time” in two weeks, Ukrainian deputy prime minister Oleksiy Kuleba wrote on Telegram. The attack damaged port infrastructure, including a grain warehouse, he added.