Odesa fights back against drones, loud explosions in the city, one dead

Russian “shaheeds” are flying from the Black Sea.

Right now, Odessa and the Odessa region are under attack from Russian kamikaze drones moving from the Black Sea.

Updated at 00:15 : A number of civilian infrastructure facilities, including private residential buildings, were damaged in the Odessa region. Fires broke out in some places, and a body of a deceased person was found in one of the houses, the regional military administration reported.

Updated at 23:35 : According to monitoring channels, two groups of UAVs entered the region. One headed for Chornomorsk, the other – for Zmiiniy Island. Then these drones were recorded in various places in Odessa and its suburbs: in the area of the village of Tairove, Chornomorsk, near Zatoka, Velikodolynske, in Odessa – on Langeron, on the Big Fountain, in Arcadia, etc. People were warned that the drones were flying at an altitude of up to 2400 meters.

Later, eyewitnesses began reporting on social media that the attack had caused damage to houses and a fire had broken out in the residential sector.

Updated at 22:12 : Several groups of drones are flying from the Black Sea area to Chornomorsk/Odessa.

Updated at 10:05 PM : The Air Force writes about several groups of UAVs heading for Chornomorsk/Lymanka.

Updated at 22:02 : Explosions are heard again in Odessa. Terekhov calls on residents of the center and Peresypsky district to be careful.

Meanwhile, Russian tactical aviation is launching KAB missiles into the Sumy region.

Updated at 21:55 : Explosions can be heard in part of the city, Trukhanov writes:

“Odessa, please stay in safe places!”.

Updated at 21:45 : A group of drones is flying from the sea area towards Chornomorsk. Several more groups are moving towards the south of the Odessa region.

Meanwhile, Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov urged residents of the Kyiv district to be vigilant due to the air threat.

At 9:38 p.m., the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that they were detecting several groups of Russian drones in the Black Sea, flying towards the Odessa region.

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