July 16, 2025, 8:39 a.m.

Russian proxies attacked Izmail district

(Photo: RBC-Ukraine)

On the night of July 16, Russians once again attacked Izmail district with kamikaze drones.

According to the Izmail District State Administration, the enemy continues to commit terrorist acts against the civilian population of our country.

"At night, the Russians attacked with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - Shahid-type kamikaze drones. As a result of the air attack, an infrastructure facility in the district was hit. A fire broke out, the State Emergency Service is fighting the fire," the statement said.

The administration also noted that the civilian population of the district was not affected.

As a result of the attack in Odesa region on July 7, 10 garages, an administrative building on the territory of a service station and construction trailers were damaged. Fires broke out on the ground, destroying cars, trucks and a bus. According to the head of the Odesa regional military administration , Oleh Kiper, a security guard of the new building was killed in the office.

On July 3, Russian troops attacked Odesa, injuring five people, including two children aged 7 and 9. A residential high-rise building was damaged, with more than 40 apartments affected. The enemy struck a residential area, partially destroying an apartment building and other civilian infrastructure. Preliminary, six apartments were completely destroyed, and 36 others sustained varying degrees of damage. The blast wave smashed windows, damaged ceilings and communications.

On the night of June 30, a Russian drone hit car repair shops and a storage area for special equipment of the Odesa branch ofInfoksvodokanal. The strike damaged several dozen pieces of equipment, including vehicles of repair crews, an excavator, tankers and sludge pumps.

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