Drone attack kills 3 Russians; Russia strikes Ukrainian port targets.

Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, July 22 (Reporter Zhou Liang) - Russian officials said on the 22nd that in the past 24 hours, Ukraine launched drone attacks on targets within Russia, resulting in 3 deaths and multiple injuries. The Russian air defense system intercepted several Ukrainian drones, and the Russian military launched strikes that destroyed 2 ships and damaged port facilities at Ukraine's Odessa port.

Acting Governor of Belgorod Region, Shvayev, announced on social media that in the past 24 hours, several Ukrainian drones were shot down in the region, with the Ukrainian attacks resulting in the deaths of 2 local civilians and injuring another 13.

On the 22nd, the head of the Krasnodar Territory, Kondratiev, reported that the region was subjected to a large-scale drone attack, resulting in 1 death and 10 injuries, 3 of which were serious. According to reports from local Russian authorities, a logistics center in Stavropol Territory was attacked by drones, injuring 5 people. Kursk Region was attacked by 111 drones in the past 24 hours.

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated on the 22nd that the Russian air defense system intercepted a total of 242 Ukrainian drones from the evening of the 21st to the early morning of the 22nd. The Russian military launched strikes that destroyed a cargo ship near Ukraine's Odessa port and an ocean-going freighter transporting supplies to the Ukrainian army, damaging port facilities used for loading and storing military supplies.