19 July 2025

Woman killed in Russian attack in Odesa

(Photo: SES in Odesa region)

A woman was killed in a nighttime attack by unmanned aerial vehicles launched by the Russian army on July 18 in Odesa.

This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in Odesa Oblast.

As a result of the attack, a fire broke out on the 6th to 9th floors of a 9-story residential building. The fire was extinguished by rescuers and volunteers. Five people were rescued from the burning apartments, unfortunately, one rescued woman died. Pets were also evacuated from the damaged apartments.

Earlier, the State Emergency Service in Odesa region reported 11 injuries as a result of a Russian drone attack on Odesa on July 11.

The strike caused a fire, damaged a service station building, residential buildings and a stable. 1 animal was killed. The former head of the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi District Council, Hryhoriy Melnychenko, who was driving in the center of Odesa at the time of the attack, also sustained minor damage to his car and ear.

Earlier, fragments of one of the drones used by the Russians to shell Odesa on July 3 damaged the building of the Chinese consulate in the city.

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 of the Infoksvodokanal. The strike damaged several dozen pieces of equipment, including vehicles of repair crews, an excavator, tankers, and sludge pumps.

Photo: State Emergency Service in Odesa region, Odesa regional military administration.

Кирило Бойко

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