Overview
- City and regional officials said a mass drone attack overnight into Saturday hit Odesa, leaving a woman and a man dead and injuring 11 people, including a 9-year-old boy.
- Local authorities reported a strike on the roof of a maternity hospital and damage across several districts, with shattered windows, burned apartments, and more than 10 cars hit.
- The regional administration said 80 people were inside the maternity hospital during the attack and sheltered on site, and no fire followed the roof strike.
- Emergency crews set up mobile warming points in buses and tents, put out fires, and began repairs to damaged utilities while operational headquarters coordinated aid.
- The Odesa regional prosecutor’s office opened an investigation under Article 438 of Ukraine’s criminal code, which covers war crimes, after officials attributed the attack to mass use of strike drones known as Shaheds.