Injuries, damage reported as Russia attacks Odesa with drones

As a result of a Russian drone attack in Odesa, three people were injured and residential buildings were damaged.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Telegram by Head of the Odesa City Military Administration Serhii Lysak.

“Two multi-storey apartment buildings, a residential house in the historic city center, and buildings in the private sector were damaged. Fires broke out but were promptly extinguished,” he wrote.

According to the official, three people are currently known to have been injured, two of whom were hospitalized in a city hospital.

“All emergency and municipal services are working at the scene, and efforts to deal with the aftermath are ongoing,” Lysak noted.

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