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Ukraine hits Russian Black Sea port city, 1 dead

Russian authorities said one man was killed in a Ukrainian drone raid on city of Tuapse. Meanwhile, Russia arrested a German woman in an alleged bomb plot. DW has the latest.

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Ukraine hits Russian Black Sea port city, 1 dead
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This is a roundup of the latest news regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine on on Monday, April 20:

Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Tuapse port kills one

A Ukrainian drone attack killed at least one person and injured another in Russia's port city of Tuapse early on Monday, regional authorities said.

This was the second strike on the city in less than a week.

Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the Krasnodar region, said in a post on Telegram that a fire broke out at the port and debris damaged buildings including a school and kindergarten.

"Tuapse came under yet another massive drone attack tonight. As a result, one man was killed at the seaport, according to preliminary information. I extend my deepest condolences to his family," Kondratiev said.

Another man was also wounded in the attack and received medical assistance, he said.

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On Thursday, a similar attack had killed a 14-year-old girl and a young woman, according to a previous statement by the governor.

Ukraine's drone forces commander Robert Brovdi said the military had struck the Tuapse oil refinery, one of Russia's key Black Sea export facilities. The refinery is owned by Rosneft.

Russia's defense ministry said air defenses destroyed 112 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Welcome to our coverage of the latest developments in Russia's war against Ukraine.

On Monday, Ukrainian authorities said that its military hit Russia's Tuapse oil refinery. The attack killed a man and wounded another in the in the resort city of Tuapse in southern Russia.

Meanwhile, Russia said it had arrested a German woman found with a homemade bomb in her backpack.

For all this and more, follow our live blog throughout the day.

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