Russian forces have unleashed a barrage of drones, missiles, and guided aerial bombs across Ukraine, targeting residential areas in Kharkiv, Odesa, and the Dnipropetrovsk region, resulting in multiple casualties. Deadly strikes on Kharkiv high-rises On Sunday morning, Aug. 9, Russian forces targeted the Saltivka district in Kharkiv. Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported a direct hit on a multi-story residential building, which destroyed the seventh through tenth floors and left residents trapped under the rubble.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. By 7:45 a.m. local time, Terekhov stated that at least 12 people had been injured. Meanwhile, Kharkiv Regional Military Administration head Oleh Syniehubov confirmed that the drone strike killed two people and left another hospitalized with severe injuries, noting a total of six casualties in his update. Rescue operations remain ongoing as people are still trapped in the building. Earlier, at 7:13 a.m., Terekhov reported that a second strike had hit a neighboring high-rise, warning residents that the enemy was “deliberately targeting residential buildings.” Missile barrage targets Odesa Early Sunday morning, Russian forces attacked Odesa with missiles, prompting a series of explosions across the city following Air Force warnings of incoming ballistic weapons. Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, reported that the strikes damaged residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in several districts, leaving at least eight people injured.