20 September 2026

Private homes caught fire in the Odesa region following a UAV attack

(PHOTO: Odesa Regional State Administration)

The occupiers launched a rocket-powered drone strike on a residential area in the Odesa region. Fires were reported at the site of the strike.

This was reported by Oleg Kipper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration.

It is known that several private homes caught fire. Firefighting efforts are ongoing. No reports of casualties have been received. 

As previously reported by Intent, on September 19, a Russian jet-powered UAV struck the premises of one of the enterprises in the Odesa region. Three tanker trucks were damaged as a result of the attack. 

On the night of September 19, Russian forces attacked an administrative building on Serednofontanska Street in Odesa for the third time that day. A fire broke out on the upper floors. At other locations, the roofs, facades, and windows of two residential buildings, a passenger car, and a minibus were damaged. A two-story educational facility also sustained damage.

On the afternoon of September 18, a Russian jet-powered drone struck this same administrative building. Shortly thereafter, Russia attacked the site again while rescue workers and other emergency services were already on the scene. Ten people were injured in the strike, including two rescue workers. Their lives are not in danger.

On September 20, in the Kherson region, a Russian drone killed a monk and wounded four people. A high-rise building and 16 private homes, a gas station, a monastery, a farm building, a gas pipeline, and private cars were damaged.

Юлія Калабайда

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