Massive drone attack on Odesa: over 20 victims, search for people under rubble continues
On the night of Tuesday, 27 January, the Russian army launched a massive attack on Odesa with strike drones. According to preliminary data, the enemy used more than 50 drones. As of this morning, at least 22 people are known to have been injured, most of whom received medical assistance on the spot, according to Oleg Kipper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration of the Odesa District of the Odesa Region, and emergency services.
According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, serious damage to civilian infrastructure has been recorded in the city. Apartment buildings and private houses, a kindergarten, a lyceum, a shop, a construction site, a fitness centre and a religious building have been damaged. Dozens of apartments in several high-rise buildings have been destroyed, windows have been broken, and facades have been damaged. Large-scale fires have broken out in several locations.
In particular, apartments on the second to fourth floors of a four-story building were destroyed, and in another case, a two-story residential building was damaged. A strike on a nine-story building caused fires on the fourth and fifth floors. Cars near the strike sites were also damaged.
Rescuers rescued 14 people, including three children, from the damaged premises. Residents of the affected buildings were evacuated to safe locations. According to preliminary estimates, three more people may still be under the rubble. Emergency rescue operations are ongoing, with canine units and more than 160 rescuers involved.
As of this morning, nine victims have been hospitalised, including two girls born in 2008 and 2013 and a woman who is 39 weeks pregnant. One person is in serious condition, and several others are in moderate condition. Psychologists from the National Police of Ukraine and medics are working at the scene. Law enforcement officers are recording yet another war crime committed by the Russian Federation against the civilian population.
Photo: Oleg Kiper, Serhiy Lysak, State Emergency Service,
State Emergency Service of Ukraine, National Police of Ukraine, Oleg Kipper, Serhiy Lysak, SES, National Police, NPU
