KYIV: A Russian drone targeted a commercial area in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa, killing 3 people, the Ukrainian military and regional governor Oleh Kiper said Friday.
The military said Russia launched thirty-one drones at Ukraine overnight, with air defenses destroying twenty-three of them, according to media reports.
In a post on the Telegram messaging app, the military’s Southern Forces said they had intercepted 9 drones, but one struck an area close to the port, causing a fire.
Firefighters recovered one body and said people might still be under the rubble as emergency teams were engaged to extinguish the fire. A female security guard was rescued unharmed from a building, the post added.
Regional Governor Kiper said that the bodies of 2 more people were found under the rubble. In total, 3 people died as a result of the enemy attack, he added.
The military said missiles were also used in the strike, but failed to reach any targets. Images posted by the military show heavy damage to buildings in the area and rescue teams working through debris.
Russian drone targets multi-storey building in Dnipro
In the central city of Dnipro, a Russian drone targeted a multi-storey apartment building, injuring 8 people, the regional governor said.
Governor of Dnipropetrovsk region, Serhiy Lysak, wrote on Telegram that the search operation continued in the night and other residents might still be under rubble.
