16 August 2026

Occupiers damaged three high-rise buildings in the Odesa region

(PHOTO: State Emergency Service of the Odesa Region)

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The enemy has once again attacked Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in the Odesa region. As a result of the Russian attack, the facades and windows of three 5-story residential buildings were damaged.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was reported by the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in Odesa Oblast. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>According to preliminary data, one person was injured. All relevant emergency services are on the scene.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>On the eve of August 15, in </span></span></span></span></span></span>the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, enemy drones launched a massive attack on the grounds of a shoe factory. Warehouses and a cafeteria were damaged . Fires broke out at the site. Fires also broke out on the grounds of a defunct enterprise and an abandoned private residential building. There were no injuries or fatalities.

On August 14, in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, an attack caused the roof of a hotel complex to catch fire, as well as dry grass nearby. Rescue workers quickly extinguished the fires and prevented them from spreading further. According to preliminary information, there were no fatalities or injuries.

On August 13, a passenger train in the Odesa region was struck by a targeted rocket attack. The locomotive crew was killed on the spot; passengers and the train crew were evacuated. The strike occurred just as the train was pulling into the station to safely evacuate passengers. The locomotive crew did not have enough time to come to a complete stop and evacuate themselves. 

Юлія Калабайда

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