22 June 2025

Fires break out in southern Odesa region due to night attacks by Russians

(Photo: SES in Odesa region)

On the night of June 22, Odesa region once again became the target of a nighttime air attack by Russians, but this time they did not hit Odesa.

According to the press service of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service, the southern part of Odesa region was targeted by Russian drones at night.

According to rescuers, fires broke out at the site of the hits, buildings on the territory of the ambulance station, a garage and a car in it, and a nearby residential building were on fire.

The rescuers and the local fire brigade extinguished the fires, and according to preliminary information, no one was injured or killed.

Earlier, employees of the State Emergency Service counted more than 10 places where Russian drones hit in Odesa on the night of June 20.

Firefighters rescued three people and evacuated six others from the burning building. While fighting the fire and rescuing people, structural elements collapsed on the rescuers, injuring three firefighters, who are currently in stable condition in the hospital. A 23-story residential building was also damaged.

Residential buildings and the city's inclusive center were destroyed as a result of the Russian air attack on Odesa at dawn on June 17. A nearby kindergarten building was also damaged. Destruction was recorded in the historic part of the city: houses were vandalized.

On June 10, Odesa was again targeted by the Russian army at night, killing two people.

The shelling damaged and destroyed residential buildings, an emergency ambulance station, a maternity hospital, and a fire broke out on the territory of the Odesa Zoo. Thirteen people were injured.

Кирило Бойко

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