Russia's army twice attacked Odesa with drones, six wounded
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Russia's army twice attacked Odesa with drones, six wounded

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Six people were injured as a result of Russian attacks on Odesa on the night of January 25. Air defence forces shot down ten drones over the Odesa region.

What is known about the Russian attack on Odesa

As noted, at night, the enemy attacked the southern regions of the "Shahed-131/136" kamikaze drones in two waves. The main blow was concentrated on Odesa.

One of the downed drones hit a partially inhabited high-rise building in the Khadzhibey district of Odessa, causing a fire. Several apartments were damaged, and one person received burns and was hospitalised.

Another affected drone broke through the roof of a two-story residential building in the city's Primorskyi district. Another drone fell in the same residential area.

The blast wave damaged the glazing of houses, a car parked in the yard burned to the ground, and several others were damaged. Four people were injured, they were treated on the spot, and are being treated on an outpatient basis. Rescuers unblocked one of the wounded from under the rubble.

A furniture factory warehouse in the industrial district of Odesa was also hit. There, a man passing by on a bicycle was injured by fragments of various objects and thrown to the ground by the shock wave. He was given medical assistance and is being treated on an outpatient basis.

Night shelling of Ukraine: what is known

On the night of January 25, the Russian army struck with 14 Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones in the direction of Odesa, four S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles in the direction of Kharkiv and one missile from the occupied part of the Donetsk region.

Air defence forces destroyed 11 attack drones.

Anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups of Ukraine's Air Force and Defense Forces were involved in repelling the air attack. As a result of combat work, 11 "Shaheds" were destroyed in the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions.

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