Odesa was attacked by Russian drones on Tuesday morning, March 31. One of the drones struck a nine-story residential building, causing a fire and injuring one person.
On Telegram, the head of the Odesa City Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, reported:
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“In the morning, the enemy attacked Odesa with strike UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles]. Unfortunately, a nine-story residential building in the Kyivskyi district was hit. The facade, balconies, and glazing from the second to fourth floors were damaged.”
The strike caused a fire, but rescuers quickly extinguished it.
The injured 50-year-old man was treated by doctors at the scene and will undergo further outpatient treatment. He sustained a cut wound to his forearm.
Operational and utility services are currently working at the site of the Russian attack.
Russian troops also launched a massive drone attack on Poltava late on Monday evening, March 30.
Initially, the head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration (OVA), Vitaly Dyakivnych, wrote on Telegram:
“Flying debris from an enemy UAV was recorded in the Poltava district. An apartment building was damaged. Previously, one person was injured.”
After midnight, he clarified that one person had died and three others were injured. Two were hospitalized, including an 11-year-old boy.
On Tuesday morning, the State Emergency Service (DSNS) reported that the number of injured in Poltava had risen to four. Among them was a girl born in 2018.
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