23 March 2026

Houses damaged by drone debris in Odesa region

(PHOTO: Odesa OVA)

On the evening of March 22 and at night of March 23, the civilian infrastructure of the Odesa region was again subjected to a massive drone attack by the separatists.

According to the head of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleh Kiper, this time residential buildings in the suburbs of Odesa and port infrastructure were hit.

The falling debris damaged the roofs of two private houses and smashed the windows. A warehouse on the port's territory was also damaged. There were no casualties.

On the night of March 23, starting at 18:00 on March 22, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 251 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmass and other types of attack drones. According to preliminary data, as of 8:00 a.m., air defense neutralized 234 enemy UAVs. There were hits by 17 attack UAVs at 11 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (wreckage) at eight locations.

On the afternoon of March 22, the Russian army massively attacked the south of Odesa region with attack drones. The attack targeted a farm and grain sheds. The buildings were heavily damaged as a result of the attack. Despite this, a fire was avoided and there were no casualties.

Earlier, as a result of a nighttime attack by Russian drones on March 20, two civilian commercial vessels flying the flags of Palau and Barbados were damaged in the port of Odesa region. The vessels were moored at the piers and loaded with grain. Administrative buildings were also damaged. Two people were injured on the ships. In addition, a grain bunker and equipment were damaged in the port. Rescuers extinguished the fires. The ships remained afloat.

The night before, Russian drones massively attacked Odesa. Multi-storey buildings and private homes were damaged, there were casualties, and the aftermath of the attack is being cleaned up. The strike resulted in hits to residential buildings in different parts of the city. At least two multi-storey buildings, a residential building in the central historical part of Odesa, and a number of private sector buildings were damaged. In addition, non-residential infrastructure was also damaged.

Кирило Бойко

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