Annalena Baerbock had to prematurely end her visit to a waterworks in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. A Russian reconnaissance drone was spotted, which also flew over the area of the waterworks.

Such drones are usually followed by a direct air strike, it said. Two Russian drone attacks left a total of four dead and several injured in the city of Odessa shortly beforeBaerbock's visit. An explosion was then heard in the Odessa region. It remained unclear whether there was a rocket hit or whether the Ukrainian air defense blocked the projectile.