Russia hits residential buildings in Odesa: 8 dead, many wounded

Local Telegram channels are publishing videos of the aftermath, showing smoke in the courtyards of residential buildings. Some of the footage also shows the bodies of people lying on the road.

According to MP Oleksiy Honcharenko, at least eight people have already died in Odesa after the Russian attack, as well as "many wounded".

The regional authorities confirmed the death of eight people as a result of the Russian strike. The number of wounded is 18 people, including one child. Four injured people are in serious condition.

Caution: Obscene language in the video.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the attack on Odesa, saying that the parking lot was hit. An apartment building, a university, and an administrative building were also damaged.

According to Zelenskyy, the attack on the city was a "demonstration blow" "after calls and meetings with Putin", alluding to the conversation between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the Russian leader.

"As a result of this barbaric act, innocent lives were lost, and many people were injured—lives that could have been saved if we had the capability to destroy Russian launch systems, supply chains, arsenals, and war factories at their source. It is not just defense; it is justice—the right way to protect our people," he wrote.

Previous attack on Odesa

As a result of a Russian attack on November 17, fires broke out in three private houses in Odesa, four more houses were partially destroyed. As a result of the attack, Odesa was temporarily without water supply. A 17-year-old teenager was injured, and two energy workers were killed.