Three killed and dozens injured after Russian drone assault on Odesa

Jun 11, 2023 at 7:40 AM

hree folks had been killed and dozens left injured after a Russian drone assault in Ukraine’s Odesa oblast area on Saturday morning.

Debris from the assault hit a high-rise residential constructing which prompted a fireplace. The blast wave additionally broken surrounding residential buildings.

Emergency companies stated 27 folks, together with three youngsters, had been wounded, however the fireplace had been quickly put out and 12 folks had been rescued from the constructing.

“As a result of the air fight, debris from one of the drones fell onto a high-rise apartment, causing a fire,” the southern navy command’s spokesperson Natalia Humeniuk stated of the assault on Odesa.

A pair had been amongst these killed in addition to a person who been exterior on the time of the assault.

Firefighters work close to an condominium constructing broken throughout a large Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Odesa

/ through REUTERS

Russian forces used Iranian-made drones to assault the area, all of which had been shot down by Ukrainian forces, based on experiences.

Russia additionally fired missiles and assault drones on the central Ukrainian area of Poltava in a single day, inflicting “some damage of infrastructure and equipment” on the Myrhorod navy airfield, based on the regional governor.