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Drone Strike on Odesa Apartment Block Kills 1, Injures 6, Officials Say

Ukrainian officials say the strike fits a pattern of deliberate attacks on civilians.

Overview

  • Local authorities said a Russian combat drone hit a residential building in Odesa, killing one person and injuring six.
  • Regional officials reported damage to apartments on the fifth, sixth, and seventh floors of the building.
  • A separate drone strike in the Berezivskyi district damaged the roof of a private house and set a fire on the property.
  • The report places these incidents in a wider pattern of Russian attacks on cities and civilian sites using strike drones, missiles, guided bombs, and multiple rocket launchers.
  • Ukrainian authorities and human-rights experts label such strikes war crimes and cite genocide indicators, claims that Russia’s leadership denies.