{"id":335253,"date":"2026-04-16T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russian-drone-and-missile-attacks-kill-at-least-16-in-ukraine-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:00:20","slug":"russian-drone-and-missile-attacks-kill-at-least-16-in-ukraine-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russian-drone-and-missile-attacks-kill-at-least-16-in-ukraine-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least 16 in Ukraine | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/v8YuSIoygOc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least 16 in Ukraine | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8YuSIoygOc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring about 100, Ukrainian officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Eight people were killed in the southern port city of Odesa, the head of the city&#8217;s military administration Sergiy Lysak wrote on Telegram, with attacks continuing on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Across the border, two children, aged five and 14, were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack in Russia&#8217;s Krasnodar Krai region, its governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes come after a short ceasefire took place over Orthodox Easter celebrations at the weekend, during which both sides accused one another of hundreds of violations.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#Ukraine #Russia #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia launched a wave of drone and missile attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring about 100, Ukrainian officials said. 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