Russia's billion-pound missile blitz on Ukraine devastates Odessa

On Monday, 26 August, the Russians launched 127 missiles and 109 assault drones at Ukraine, of which 102 missiles and 99 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down.

The Russians attacked from the air, land, and sea. According to Ukrayinska Pravda, this attack cost Russia £1 billion.

Also in the evening, President Zelensky announced that he had discussed the response to the massive attack with the chief commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi. Zelensky added that the discussion also included using F-16 fighters over the Kursk region's territory.

Ukraine's civil infrastructure, energy facilities, and residential buildings came under fire on Monday. A woman from Odessa showed on social media what the Russian attack did to her apartment. She also has shrapnel embedded in her leg.

Russia causes so much grief to Ukraine. It's hard to even describe the scale of it, comments Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs.