Russian occupiers beat a Shaheed on a high-rise building in Odessa

At around 3 a.m., explosions were heard in Odessa — shortly before that, attack drones were spotted moving toward the city. Later, Mayor Gennady Trukhanov reported that residential buildings were damaged as a result of the attack.

Information about the victims is being clarified. The operational headquarters and municipal services are working.

As Trukhanov reported, a nine-story building was hit as a result of a drone strike.

A high-rise building was significantly damaged. All services are working on the scene. Assistance is being provided to the injured.

According to the State Emergency Service, a 9-story building was damaged due to an enemy attack, and a fire broke out from the 7th to the 9th floors.

A preliminary inspection showed that one of the main buildings suffered significant damage. It is unsafe to be in it. After removing the emergency structures, experts will conduct a detailed assessment of the building's condition — this will allow determining further actions.

As the State Emergency Service clarified, as of 06:20, rescuers had evacuated 50 residents of the high-rise building. Of these, 10 people, including 2 children, were rescued with the help of special equipment.

The head of the Odessa Oblast Police Department, Oleg Kiper, clarified at 7:35 that there were already 5 victims.

Five people were injured, two of them a boy and a girl, ages 7 and 9. The children, who were poisoned by combustion products, were hospitalized. The other adult victims, after receiving all the necessary medical care, are continuing their treatment on an outpatient basis.

Oleg Kiper

Head of the Odessa Oblast Assembly

A multi-storey residential building and other civil infrastructure facilities were damaged. Fires broke out in the apartments of Odessa residents, which were quickly extinguished by firefighters. 6 apartments were completely destroyed, another 36 were partially damaged.