Environmentalists have calculated the damage caused by the strike on Odesa, in which a child was killed

State environmental inspectors from the Southwestern District conducted a survey of the area that was damaged as a result of the enemy shelling of the city of Odesa on April 6, 2026.

This was reported by the press service of the State Environmental Inspection of the Southwestern District.

During their work, the specialists documented debris and rubble littering a land plot covering a total area of 128 square meters. According to their calculations, the total damage caused by the debris amounts to over 4.5 million hryvnias.

The collected evidence and calculation results were forwarded to the Operational Headquarters of the State Environmental Inspection of Ukraine. The information will be included in the unified registry of environmental damage caused by armed aggression.

On the night of April 6, Russian forces once again launched a massive attack on Odesa. Three people were killed in the strike, including a child. Ten others were injured—one of whom was also a child. Residential buildings, critical infrastructure, and administrative facilities were damaged. Numerous strikes sparked fires in the private sector, a dormitory, and on the grounds of a children’s facility, and vehicles also caught fire. Four people were rescued. In one district, a high-rise building was hit. There is severe damage from the fifth to the third floors. People may be trapped under the rubble. 

According totheAir ForceCommand, on the night of April 6, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on April 5, the Russians launched 141 attack drones—including Shahed, Gerber, Italmas, and other types—with approximately 80 of them being Shahed drones.

Ihor Koval, acting mayor of Odesa, signed an order declaring April 6 a day of mourning for those killed in the Russian attack that night.

Кирило Бойко