The Russian army launched a massive attack on Odessa with drones on the night of April 27. Residential buildings were hit, there were injuries.
According to an UNIAN correspondent, at around 00:40 an air raid alert was issued, and monitoring channels warned that dozens of "Shahed" drones are approaching the city from the Black Sea.
Explosions in the city began shortly after.
According to Oleg Kiper, head of the Odessa Regional State Administration, preliminary information indicates damage to civilian infrastructure, including two residential buildings, warehouses and cars, in several areas of the city.
In addition, a hotel building and private cars were damaged.
“Unfortunately, there are reports of casualties. Drone debris fell within the city limits. Local fires broke out at the scene of the incident,“ the official stressed.
According to him, at least nine people were injured. All relevant services are working at the scene of the incident. Information about the consequences of the attack is being clarified.
Later, the head of the Odessa regional state administration, Sergiy Lysak, specified that residential buildings and civilian objects were hit in different parts of the city, with 13 victims already known.
„All relevant services and medical personnel are working at the sites of the strikes. Emergency response teams are being deployed.“ “We are providing assistance to the victims and eliminating the consequences of the attack“, added Lysak.
People are reporting on social networks that several fires are raging in the city, a residential building is burning, as well as one of the residential complexes - “Kador“.
On the night of April 26, the Russian army carried out drone strikes in the Odessa region, damaging civilian and port infrastructure, as well as residential areas, and wounding one person. One person was injured.
The attack damaged technological equipment, oil tanks and cargo transport in the port area, caused fires, broke windows in a five-story building in the residential area and damaged an industrial facility. Damage was also recorded to a civilian ship flying the flag of Palau, which was in the port loading.