Odessa was attacked by jet-powered suicide drones; there is one fatality and several injured

On the morning of November 13, Russian “Shahed” drones once again attacked Odesa. The strike killed one person, injured others, and damaged a residential building and several cars.

This was reported by Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration.

He initially reported that a private residential building had been damaged in the attack, and that details regarding other consequences were still being verified.

Later, it was reported that one person had been killed in another part of the city. There are also other casualties. Emergency services are on the scene, and cleanup efforts are underway.

Updated at 8:45 a.m.

The death toll from the Russian attack on Odesa has risen to two. Five more people were injured—all have been hospitalized, according to the Odesa Regional State Administration.

<picture></picture>PHOTO: Odesa Regional State Administration

The Ukrainian Air Force warned of jet-powered drones moving toward Odesa from the north and later from the east.

According to the Air Force, on the night of November 13, starting at 6:00 p.m. on November 12, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with 117 Shahed-type strike drones, including 63 jet-powered ones, as well as “Gerbera” drones and “Parody” decoys. Air defense forces shot down or neutralized 80 enemy targets.

The day before, Russian troops attacked the southern part of the Odesa region. A strike on a furniture factory’s production building caused a fire covering an area of 1,300 square meters. Four people suffered burns of varying severity; two of the injured were hospitalized. 

A multi-story residential building, several passenger cars, and a truck were also damaged. The Odesa Regional Military Administration showed the aftermath of the enemy attack on the southern part of the region.

Ірина Глухова