Odesa region faces 700+ attacks: 187 dead, 13,000 homes damaged

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Odesa region has suffered more than 700 enemy attacks. Russian troops have fired about 300 missiles and more than 400 attack drones at the region.

According to the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, 187 people have been killed in Russian shelling since February 24, 2022, including 12 children. Another 691 people have been injured, including 57 children.

According to the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office, the shelling damaged or destroyed more than 13,000 residential properties, including 650 houses and apartments. A nine-story building with 106 apartments was completely destroyed. In the coastal area, 46 recreational centers, 130 trade pavilions, and a large part of the 7 km market were destroyed. The infrastructure of more than 160 businesses, warehouses and shopping centers were also destroyed or severely damaged. Russian attacks have also destroyed power generation facilities, causing serious power outages.

In addition to residential and industrial infrastructure, Russian strikes have damaged historical and cultural monuments. The Transfiguration Cathedral, St. Iveron Monastery, Bristol and Decameron hotels, as well as dozens of architectural monuments dating back to the 19th and 20th centuries, were severely damaged.

The region's port and agricultural infrastructure was particularly affected. The massive shelling of Odesa, Chornomorsk, Pivdenne, and the Danube ports of Reni, Izmail, Ust-Dunaysk, and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi resulted in 16 deaths and 59 injuries.

In total, prosecutors recorded 465 attacks on civilian objects, conducted over 2,100 witness interviews, and seized over 16,000 pieces of rocket, shell, and drone debris, including fragments of banned cluster munitions.

On the night of February 24, 2025, Russian troops again struck at the civilian infrastructure of the Odesa district using attack drones.

Ірина Глухова