Russian drone attack on Odesa: residential building damaged, three injured

Russian forces conducted a strike on the city of Odesa on the night of 16-17 February, causing damage to civilian infrastructure and injuring three people.

Source: Serhii Lysak, Head of Odesa City Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The enemy attacked Odesa. An infrastructure facility and civilian buildings were damaged in the strike. A fire broke out on the upper floors of a residential building in one district. A shop and a car service station were damaged in another. Two people are known to have been injured."

Details: Lysak said that all the appropriate services are working at the scenes.

Update: Lysak reported in the morning that three people had been injured, one of them in a critical condition.

"Three people are known to have been injured in the overnight attack, (including two) men aged 62 and 65. One of them is in a critical condition, the other is in a moderate condition. Both have been hospitalised. A woman has received medical treatment at the scene," he said.

He added that an air-raid warning is in effect and urged residents to stay in safe places.

Background: On the night of 16-17 February, explosions were heard in Odesa and in Dnipro during an air-raid warning issued because of the threat of Russian attack drones.

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