Overview

• Russian forces launched nighttime drone strikes on Odessa, hitting residential buildings and port warehouses.
• A fire broke out in one of the affected residential buildings, with damage assessments ongoing.
• Air alarms were triggered in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities due to large swarms of drones entering Ukrainian airspace.
• The attacks are part of Russia's intensified use of kamikaze drones to evade air defenses and disrupt civilian life.
• Local authorities, including regional military official Oleh Kiper and Odessa's mayor Hennadij Truchanow, confirmed the extent of the damage.