On the night of March 1, Russian occupiers carried out a massive drone attack on Kharkiv, injuring at least 12 civilians, including two children. In Odessa, one person was reported dead and three people were injured.
Points of attention
- This escalation of violence raises concerns about the safety of civilians and the need for international intervention to address the growing humanitarian crisis in Kharkiv and Odessa.
- Security forces are investigating the extent of the damage caused by the drone attacks and working to provide medical assistance to those affected, emphasizing the urgency of the situation in the affected regions.
The Russian attack on Kharkiv and Odessa — what are the consequences?
In Kharkiv, three districts of the city came under massive Russian attack.
In Shevchenkivske, a UAV hit an arch near a multi-story residential building. A 6-year-old girl suffered an acute stress reaction.

The enemy also targeted a medical facility in the city center. Four women, patients of this medical facility, were injured.
In the Kyiv district, a drone attacked a two-story commercial building. Apartment buildings, pharmacies, cafes, shops, etc. were damaged. A woman suffered an acute stress reaction.

A man and a 6-year-old boy were injured by glass, and another man hit his head in the explosion. Law enforcement also recorded a drone strike on a gas station. Three employees were treated for acute stress reactions.

In the Novobavarsky district, a drone hit a private residential building.
The number of people injured in the Russian strike on the Odessa region on the evening of February 28 has increased to three.

A 41-year-old man died as a result of the attack.
The UCP reports that a one-story private house, trucks and cars on the territory of the enterprise, and the premises of a sports institution caught fire.