Russian air strikes injured 13 people and damaged buildings in Kyiv and the Black Sea port city of Odesa early Thursday, according to Ukrainian officials cited by France 24. Ten of the wounded were reported in Kyiv, where authorities said debris struck apartment and other occupied buildings, warehouses and an area near a petrol station.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the damage included residential structures and commercial facilities. An AFP journalist in the capital reported hearing about a dozen strong explosions overnight, after the Kyiv City Military Administration issued an air-raid alert and urged residents to move to shelters.
The strikes came as the US House of Representatives passed a broad sanctions bill aimed at reducing the resources available to Russia for its war against Ukraine. The measure, approved by a vote of 262-159, targets Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers involved in transporting Russian energy, France 24 reported.
The legislation would also direct President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest importers of Russian oil or natural gas. The bill contains an exception for countries that import less than 15% of Russia’s natural-gas exports and have taken significant steps to reduce those purchases.
Named for the late South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, who negotiated the measure for more than a year, the bill now goes to Trump for his signature. France 24 described it as the most ambitious US effort to support Ukraine since Trump returned to the White House, following nearly two years of congressional gridlock after an emergency aid package passed in 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had pressed lawmakers to approve the legislation and appealed directly to senators before they passed it last month. The supplied report did not state when Trump would sign the measure or provide further details on the overnight attacks.