Maternity hospital damaged and 10 injured as Russia hits Odesa for second time overnight

Russian forces struck the city of Odesa for the second time in one night, hitting civilian infrastructure including a maternity hospital, causing partial destruction of a residential building, fires and injuries.

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

Quote: "The enemy has again struck civilian infrastructure in the city. A hit was recorded on the roof of a maternity hospital building in the Prymorskyi district. Luckily, staff and patients managed to reach a shelter in time."

Details: The attack caused partial destruction between the third and fourth floors of a high-rise residential building.

The blast wave damaged windows in buildings in different parts of the district.

Fires also broke out in houses in the residential area.

It was initially reported that four people had been injured and all received the necessary medical treatment.

Update: Lysak later said that the number of people injured had risen to seven, two of them in a critical condition. A child is among those injured.

Quote: "Three educational institutions were also damaged in the Prymorskyi district.

A strike on a high-rise residential building was recorded in the Khadzhebeiskyi district. No casualties there."

Update: As of 04:59, the number of people injured had risen to 10.

Background:

• Russian forces attacked Odesa with drones on the night of 27-28 March, causing damage to residential areas and infrastructure.
• Russian forces attacked the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on the evening of 27 March, with strikes reported in residential areas.

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