Russia Hits Odesa Homes, Kills 3 Including Child, Triggers Blackouts Across Chernihiv
Russian strikes hit Odesa and Chernihiv overnight, killing three including a child, wounding 10, and cutting power to hundreds of thousands as drones swarmed Ukrainian skies.
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[UPDATED: April 6, 11:35 am
, Kyiv time. Updated with President Zelensky’s reaction to Russia’s overnight attack.]
Russian forces launched a massive early morning strike on Odesa on Monday, April 6, killing three people, including a child, and wounding at least 10 others.
The head of the Odesa City Military Administration (OVA), Serhiy Lysak, confirmed the casualties, adding that two of the wounded are in serious condition. One patient is undergoing neurosurgery, while another is in intensive care with severe burns. Doctors continue to provide urgent treatment.
Among the injured are a 2-year-old child and two teenagers aged 17 and 18. Their condition is reported as stable.
The attack targeted civilian infrastructure in two districts of the city.
In the Primorsky district, a multi-storey residential building and seven private homes were damaged. Emergency crews are clearing debris and covering shattered windows.
In Odesa’s Kyivsky district, one high-rise building and five private houses sustained damage.
A private kindergarten, a store, and a parking area were also hit, damaging a total of 27 vehicles.
Emergency response headquarters have been deployed at the strike sites. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with concerns that people may still be trapped under the rubble, according to the State Emergency Service (DSNS).
Russia continues to target Odesa with Shahed-type attack drones, typically approaching from the Black Sea.
Meanwhile, a separate large-scale strike in the Chernihiv region caused major disruptions to the power grid.
Russia launched more drone attacks on Ukraine in March than in any other month since its 2022 full-scale invasion.
Chernihivoblenergo reported that an initial strike damaged a power facility in the Novhorod-Siverskyi district, cutting electricity to more than 10,000 consumers.
By 5:34 a.m. (02:34 UTC), another facility in the Nizhyn district had been hit, leaving around 340,000 subscribers in Chernihiv and Pryluky, as well as surrounding districts, without power.
In an update at 8:13 a.m., the company said additional damage in the Chernihiv district had cut electricity to more than 280,000 subscribers in the Chernihiv and Koriukivka districts.
On the evening of April 5, Russian forces also struck the border town of Semenivka in the Chernihiv region with two first-person view (FPV) drones, damaging a local school building. No casualties were reported.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 141 drones overnight, including Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas types, with around 80 identified as Shahed drones.
Ukraine’s air defenses – supported by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, and mobile fire groups – intercepted or suppressed 114 of the drones.
Preliminary reports indicate that 26 strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) hit targets across 17 locations, while debris from downed drones fell in 13 areas.
President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the deadly overnight strike, writing on social media:
“Russia attacked Odesa with strike drones, damaging residential buildings, a kindergarten, and a district electrical substation. Thousands of families were left without electricity. Repair crews have been working through the night to restore power.”
“As of now, sadly, three people have been confirmed dead, including a child who was only two years old. My sincere condolences to family and loved ones,” Zelensky added.
He said the number of injured in Odesa had risen to 16, with 11 hospitalized, including a pregnant woman and two children. The youngest is less than one year old.
Zelensky also reported that two people were injured in the Kharkiv region. Strikes on energy infrastructure were recorded in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Dnipro regions.
According to the president, over the past week Russia has launched more than 2,800 strike drones, nearly 1,350 guided bombs, and over 40 missiles of various types.
“All partners must strengthen air defense together so that the interception rate of drones and missiles increases with each attack. This is a shared daily responsibility, not only Ukraine’s. By supporting us, partners also protect themselves. Russia is not going to stop,” Zelensky wrote.
