In Odesa, the death toll from Russia's nighttime shelling increased. Two civilians were killed following the latest attack. One of them died in hospital from fatal injuries.
December 27: Night attack on Odessa
Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, says that the number of casualties in the suburbs of Odesa has risen to 4, including a 17-year-old teenager.
One person was killed on the spot, and another man, who was taken to hospital in serious condition, died.
The injured teenager remains in hospital, while the woman and man are being treated on an outpatient basis.
Earlier it was reported that a 6-year-old child was injured in a house fire unrelated to the drone attack.
What we know about the drone attack on Ukraine on 27 December
On the night of 27 December, the air defence forces shot down 32 out of 46 Russian occupiers' attack drones.
The southern defence forces report that 17 drones were destroyed within their area of responsibility: 8 in Odesa region, 5 in Kherson, 2 in Vinnytsia and 2 in Mykolaiv.
Most of the drones that failed to be shot down attacked frontline areas, including the Kherson region.
The air defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operated in Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi and Kirovohrad regions.
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