Russia, Ukraine struck the cities of the Black Sea after failed peace negotiations

Russia and Ukraine targeted the corresponding cities of Black Sea Resort on Thursday morning, just hours after the cease-fire discussions in Turkey, once again, it did not give any results.

The main Russian city of Sochi was shaken by a Ukrainian drone strike which started around 1 a.m. and lasted until 3 am, where a person was killed and another injured, according to the Ukrainian media of kyiv Independent, although the Ukrainian army did not comment on the incident.

An oil depot in the Krasnodar Krai region where Sochi is also struck, although the extent of the damage remains clear.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting via a video at Kremlin in Moscow on July 23, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)

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Kyiv has regularly removed strikes from Russian territory while Moscow continues to smash not only the first eastern lines of Ukraine, but civilian populations across the country.

What Ukraine has been able to target in Sochi remains uncertain, although the city houses some of the most favored vacation places in Russia as well as the infamous Soviet era palace used by Kremlin leaders as a retirement, and would have destroyed the Russian President Vladimir Putin during the coated pandemic concerns.

Russia also struck the Ukrainian port city of Odessa – which was targeted several times in the three -year war – at the start of the morning in what the Ukraine State Emergency Service was described as “another infernal night” as a nine -story residential building was struck.

“Residents from 5th to the 8th floors have lost their homes,” said the emergency management organization in a statement published in the telegram. “There is a risk of structural collapse.”

The emergency rescue teams evacuated 38 people, including five who were trapped in their apartments.

According to Reuters, at least four people were injured in the night kicks, and the fires were also raging in other parts of the city.

Russia launched a terrifying assault on the Ukrainian Black Sea Sea Odessa, hitting a nine -story residential building and destroying the emblematic Privoz market, which has existed since 1827, on July 24, 2025. (East2west via the Ukraine Defense Ministry)

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“Over the day, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Odesa. Following an attack, one of the most emblematic monuments in the city, the Pryvoz market,” said the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in a post on X.

“Again, the Russians target civil cities – there is no military gain in these strikes,” added the ministry. “Ukraine needs more air defense systems to protect our people from such terror.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said on Thursday that “dozens” of civilians in Kharkiv, including children, had been injured during a night attack by Russian slippery bombs.

“These are totally insane strikes without any military goal,” said Zelenskyy. “And we see that it is the only intention of Russia – to continue the assault and the murders.

“This is precisely why we need support for defense-strong aerial defenses, extended production of weapons. All this will help save lives,” he added.

While the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, met NATO officials this week to discuss membership with defensive aid and counter-capacity, the attempted counting talks in Istanbul between the delegations of Moscow and kyiv has not succeeded in obtaining results, although the future exchanges of prisoners again discussed.

Zelenskyy went to X to express his frustration in the face of continuous Russian attacks despite the Ukrainian efforts to ensure a cease-fire and said: “Yesterday, during the meeting in Istanbul, the proposal for an immediate and complete ceasefire was reiterated on the Russian side.”

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Vladimir Medinskiy, advisor to President Vladimir Putin, talks about the press of the Ciragan Palace after the third round of peace talks organized by Turkey in Istanbul on July 23, 2025. (Abdulhamid Hosbas / Anadolu via Getty Images)

“In response, Russian drones have struck residential buildings and the Pryvoz market in Odesa, apartment buildings in Cherkasy, energy infrastructure in the Kharkiv region, a university gymnasium in Zaporizhzhia.”, He added. “In total, there were 103 attack drones, mainly” shaheds “and four missiles.”

President Donald Trump last week gave Putin 50 days to conclude a ceasefire or face strong sanctions, although some have expressed their concern that the threat of sanctions will not be enough to dissuade his war ambitions.