A rescue operation is underway in Odesa following an attack by a Russian drone. The body of the eighth dead person was found under the rubble of a high-rise building.
The rescue operation continues in Odesa
The State Emergency Service reports that at the site of the Russian attack on the high-rise building, the body of the eighth dead person was found under the rubble.
Earlier, rescuers reported that they unblocked the bodies of a mother with a three-month-old baby. The body of a 3-year-old child was also unblocked.
Attack on Odesa: what is known
On the night of March 2, a Russian strike drone hit a high-rise building in Odesa. 18 apartments of a nine-story residential building were destroyed.
Among the dead are two children. It is known about 8 wounded, including 1 child. 5 people were saved.
Among the victims is a pregnant woman, she is in an average degree of severity in the hospital. Three more people with multiple injuries were also hospitalized, among them a 26-year-old girl in a serious condition, the other two in a medium condition.
The search and rescue operation is ongoing.
On March 3, mourning was announced in Odesa and the region.