Nov. 19, 2024, 6:41 p.m.
1000 days of war: alarms in Odesa and the region
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The aftermath of the November 14 strike. Photo: Intent/Natalia Dovbysh
November 19 marks the one thousandth day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the great war and as of September 6, 2024, prosecutors in Odesa region have investigated the deaths of 116 and injuries to 472 civilians. This includes 10 dead children and 41 wounded minors. This was announced by the head of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office, Ihor Domuy, at the plenary meeting of the twenty-third session of the Odesa Regional Council of the VIII convocation.
The law enforcement officer then said that about 13 thousand residents of Odesa and the region had suffered property damage and destruction.
According to the alerts.in.ua resource, during the 1000 days of the war in Odesa and the region:
- 1,764 alarms were announced;
- 484 media reports of explosions;
- 781 days out of 1000, an alarm was announced at least once;
- 6 days in a row - the maximum amount of time without alarms;
- from 8 seconds (the shortest alarm) to 7 hours and 36 minutes (the longest) alarms lasted;
- the average duration of alarms per 1000 days of war was about 59 minutes;
- most often the alarms sounded on Wednesday, least often on Sunday.
Number of alarms by duration
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Number of alarms by day of the week
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Number of alarms by month
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Number of alarms by day of the month
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Number of alarms by hour of the day
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On November 18, the 999th day of the war, a missile fired by the Russians hit a residential building. According to the command of the Ukrainian Air Force, the enemy attacked Odesa with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, which was shot down by air defense. The downed enemy missile landed in the residential sector of the city's Prymorsky district. In addition, at 11.45 a.m., an enemy Orlan-10 UAV, which was allegedly a reconnaissance aircraft, was shot down by air defense systems on the approach to Odesa. The attack killed 10 people, including seven police officers, a medic and two local residents. At least 43 people were injured, including 4 children aged 7, 10 and two 11 years old. The children are hospitalized in moderate condition. There are also 30 adults in hospitals, three of them in extremely serious condition.
Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov declares the 1000th day of the war on November 19 as a day of mourning for those killed in the Russian missile attack on the city on November 18. Odesa residents suffer from power supply problems caused by Russian shelling on November 17. The city's electric transport has not been running. According to the mayor's office, it will be replaced by the usual increased number of taxis and additional large buses that Odesa received from international partners.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) has condemned the Russian Federation's strikes on several historic buildings and schools in the heart of Odesa's historic center that are on the organization's World Heritage List and are under threat.
The organization sent a mission of experts to the site on November 16, and later published a letter of appeal.
"On the night of Thursday, November 14 to Friday, November 15, the Russian side launched a large-scale attack on the historic center of Odesa, which has been under the protection of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention since January 2023. According to preliminary data, about twenty buildings were damaged, including historical and religious buildings, as well as some educational buildings. UNESCO condemns these strikes, which are contrary to international law, and expresses its support to the victims, the population and the local authorities," the letter reads.
