Early Thursday morning, Russian drone attacks targeted residential areas in Ukraine’s crucial Black Sea port city of Odesa, causing building damage and leaving at least three people wounded, according to local authorities.
Serhiy Lysak, the city’s military administration chief, reported on Telegram that the assault damaged multiple structures. “There has been damage to two high-rise apartment buildings, another residence in the city’s historic centre as well as private homes,” Lysak stated.
“Fires broke out, but were quickly brought under control,” he added.
Among the three casualties, two individuals required hospitalization for their injuries, Lysak confirmed.
Social media images from unofficial channels displayed flames engulfing upper-level apartments in residential towers. Reports indicated that debris from the unmanned aircraft had scattered throughout the city center.
The strategically vital port city, which serves as a major hub for Ukrainian grain and goods exports, has repeatedly faced Russian bombardment during the ongoing four-year conflict between the two nations.
Meanwhile, in western Ukraine near the Polish frontier, the city of Lviv experienced its own drone assault. Regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi announced via Telegram that Russian aircraft targeted the local SBU security service headquarters, inflicting significant structural damage. He noted that drone wreckage had landed throughout the urban area.
Further attacks occurred in Ukraine’s northern Volyn region, where drones struck an electrical facility, cutting power to approximately 30,000 homes, regional officials reported.
In occupied Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, local Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaye said Russian defense systems destroyed 14 incoming Ukrainian drones. While debris sparked fires upon impact, no casualties were recorded in the port city that houses Russia’s Black Sea naval fleet.
Russian air defense forces in the Stavropol region also successfully intercepted Ukrainian drone attacks, according to the area’s governor.
