Three killed, many injured in Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa: officials

Three civilians were killed and many others were injured in a Russian drone attack on the Black Sea city of Odesa in the early hours of Saturday, according to the Ukrainian military.

Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian air strike in the Odesa region on July 26, 2022.

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"During an overnight drone attack on the Odesa region, air defense forces destroyed all Shahed-131/136 drones," Ukraine's Operational Command South said in a statement.

Russians attack Odesa using Shahed drones, 3 civilians killed, 26 injured https://t.co/Ib31UqvNVC

— Ukrainska Pravda in English (@pravda_eng) June 10, 2023

"As a result of an air battle," debris from one of the drones fell onto an apartment building, causing a fire, it added, as cited by Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform.

Apartments in an #Odesa high-rise building after being hit by the wreckage of a drone. pic.twitter.com/bhpVSgN0eT

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 10, 2023

Air defences in the Odesa region shot down eight Shahed drones and two missiles in the latest spate of air strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks, the Reuters news agency reported.

In one of the districts of #Odesa, due to an explosion, windows were blown out, reports Suspilne. pic.twitter.com/ypPc5gOEsp

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) June 9, 2023

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, launching the largest military campaign in Europe since World War II.

Saturday is day 492 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters, ukrinform.net