17 March 2025

Russian Drones Strike Odesa Region, Damaging Preschool and Injuring 2

(Photo: SES in Odesa region)

The drones used by Russians to attack Odesa region on the night of March 17 damaged a preschool educational institution and left 500 residents of Odesa district without electricity.

This was reported by the head of the Odesa Regional State Administration, Oleh Kiper.

The attack also damaged a private house, a shop and a car, and injured one person. He was provided with the necessary medical care.

Meanwhile, DTEK Odesa Power Networks reported that on March 16, they completed the restoration of power supply to 29,569 subscribers who had been without electricity after the previous Russian attack.

The city of Chornomorsk was cut off from power due to Russian drones hitting power supply facilities on the night of March 15, and a 53-year-old man was injured.

In Odesa, the same attack partially destroyed a private residential building and damaged a car. In the suburbs of Odesa, the building of a private enterprise sustained damage to the roof, windows and doors. A 61-year-old woman was also injured in Odesa. She sustained injuries to her face as a result of the blast wave. She was hospitalized.

On the night of March 13, the Russian occupation forces also attacked the Odesa region once again with kamikaze drones from the Black Sea. As a result of an enemy strike, a private garage caught fire in Odesa district. Also, in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district, dry grass and the building of a former medical facility caught fire due to the fall of enemy drone fragments.

A ballistic missile fired by the Russians at Odesa on the evening of March 11 damaged the Barbados-flagged MJ Pina and killed four Syrian citizens. The youngest victim was 18, the oldest was 24. Two more people were injured - a Ukrainian and a Syrian. They are being provided with the necessary assistance. At the time of the attack, the vessel was loading wheat for export to Algeria. Another vessel, berths and grain storage facilities were also damaged.

Кирило Бойко

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