Odesa Hit: Deadly Drone Strikes Precede Holiday Truce

Russian drone attacks struck the Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight. Local officials say the strikes killed at least two people. The attacks happened just hours before a planned holiday ceasefire. The brief truce was set for Orthodox Christmas on Saturday. Ukrainian authorities reported that Iranian-made "Shahed" drones were used. They describe these as "one-way attack" drones that explode on impact. Emergency services extinguished fires in residential buildings. The strikes also damaged infrastructure. No immediate comment was available from Russian authorities. The reported ceasefire, announced by Moscow, was intended for specific hours on January 6 and 7.