Russian drone attack on Odesa kills at least one person

STORY: :: Ukrainian authorities accidental a Russian drone onslaught killed astatine slightest one, and knocked retired powerfulness successful Odesa for a 2nd day

:: State Emergency Service of Ukraine successful Odesa region

:: Released March 5, 2025

:: Given arsenic Odesa, Ukraine

:: Maryna Martynenko, Odesa Emergency Services

:: "The force has again attacked the Odesa region, backstage residential buildings, shops, pharmacies, close successful the mediate of a residential area. More than 60 rescuers are presently working. Doctors, police, each exigency services are connected the crushed working, helping, trying to destruct each fires arsenic rapidly arsenic possible. All accusation volition beryllium disposable aboriginal regarding the consequences, regarding the victims. We are working."

Video footage released by section exigency services showed firefighters battling flames successful a residential area. Reuters was capable to partially verify the determination of the video arsenic 1 gathering matched record imagery. The day could not beryllium verified.

The onslaught besides deed an vigor installation successful Ukraine's confederate portion of Odesa, vigor steadfast DTEK said.

Oleh Kiper, penning connected the Telegram messaging app, said a pistillate aged 77 had died of shrapnel wounds connected the outskirts of the city. Critical infrastructure was damaged, leaving neighborhoods without services, helium said. Kiper said fragments from downed drones had damaged backstage houses and started fires successful outlying metropolis districts.

It was the 4th onslaught connected the region's vigor infrastructure successful 2 weeks, DTEK added successful its connection connected the Telegram messaging app connected Wednesday.