On the night of March 5, the occupiers again launched an attack on Ukraine.
How many enemy targets shot down air defence
The enemy launched 22 combat drones of the "Shahed" type from Balaklava in occupied Crimea.
As a result of combat operations, 18 Shaheds were destroyed by air defence within the Odesa region, the report says.
Air Force anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were involved in repelling the air attack.
What is known about the shelling of Odesa
Russian troops attacked Odesa and the region with kamikaze drones tonight, Mar. 5. As a result of the impact, the sanatorium, a house and several outbuildings were damaged.
Since the first days of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, the occupiers have regularly struck Odesa.
On the night of Mar. 2, the Russians attacked Odesa and the region with drones. As a result of the attack, the enemy drone hit one of the Odessa high-rise buildings, which destroyed 18 apartments. Rescuers worked on the spot for two days, clearing the debris. A total of 20 people died as a result of the attack.
As a result of the enemy attack on Odesa, in particular, a military family with a 7-month-old daughter died. In addition, the bodies of a 10-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl were found under the rubble of a house in Odesa. They were brother and sister.
Lithuania's MFA chief stated that the Russian attack on Odesa was a terrible murder of Ukrainians. There should be immediate consequences for Russia, he stressed.
