Ukraine war: New Russian attack on Odesa, China war stance condemned, Kyiv drone strikes

Russia has again attacked Ukraine's southern Odesa region with a barrage of drones and missiles, leaving one person injured and port facilities damaged, authorities reported on Monday morning. 

According to the Ukrainian military, Russia carried out the assault with 19 Iranian-made Shahed drones, two Onyx supersonic missiles and 12 other Kalibr missiles. 

A submarine was also mobilised, it added. 

All the drones and 11 Kalibr were shot down by air defences, the army continued, revealing the seaside resort had suffered "significant" damage.

An Onyx missile hit an "empty" grain warehouse at the port said army spokeswoman Natalya Gumenyuknoing. Areas of Odesa were "actually destroyed", she noted. 

The army also reported warehouses and businesses were damaged by falling debris in the city's suburbs.

Russian forces regularly target southern Ukraine, where crucial export infrastructure is located.

Attacks have increased since Moscow abandoned a landmark grain deal in July that allowed Ukraine to freely send agricultural products over the Black Sea. 

On Sunday, however, a second cargo of Ukrainian wheat arrived in Istanbul via the Black Sea through a maritime corridor set up by Kyiv, despite threats from Russia it would attack boats entering and leaving Ukraine.  

Beijing's refusal to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine tarnishes how it is viewed, European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned on Monday.

"There is... a risk in terms of reputation for China,” declared the commissioner, speaking to students at Tsinghua University in Beijing. 

He said this stance “harms the image of the country, not only towards European consumers but also businesses."

“Territorial integrity has always been a key principle for China in