Ukrainian authorities reported Friday that a Russian drone assault during overnight hours claimed the lives of an elderly husband and wife in the port city of Odesa, while injuring more than a dozen additional residents.
Emergency response teams described how the bombardment demolished two residential buildings with two floors each and struck another similar structure where the fatalities occurred. The assault also damaged apartment units within a three-floor building, sparking a blaze, according to emergency officials.
“A married couple, both aged 75, were killed in a night-time attack,” Serhiy Lysak, the head of the local military administration, said on Telegram.
While Lysak reported that 15 individuals sustained injuries during the bombardment, emergency response officials counted 14 wounded persons.
Medical facilities provided treatment for eight of the injured victims, Lysak noted.
Images shared by Lysak displayed one structure consumed by flames and another building showing significant structural damage with a large opening torn through its exterior wall, along with rescue personnel conducting operations inside the damaged areas.
