Russian drones strike Odesa and Kharkiv, leaving civilians injured
Russian forces attacked Odesa and Kharkiv with drones overnight into Monday, injuring civilians and damaging residential buildings and infrastructure in both cities, as reported by the head of the Odesa City Military Administration Serhiy Lysak and the mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov.
According to Odesa city authorities, five people were injured in two separate nighttime attacks on the city.
Officials said apartment buildings in different parts of Odesa were damaged, along with an administrative building and infrastructure.
Preliminary city administration data said 82 windows were shattered, 72 of which had already been boarded up. Work was continuing to deal with the aftermath of the strike and restore damaged buildings.
Two injured people were hospitalized, two others were treated at the scene, and one person refused hospitalization, according to Lysak.
In Kharkiv, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said a Russian Molniya drone struck the Kholodnohirskyi district, damaging three private homes.
In the Osnovyanskyi district, a strike hit a garage cooperative near apartment buildings, setting garages and cars on fire.
Kharkiv regional governor Oleg Synegubov said four women ages 34, 58, 65 and 76 were injured in the attacks. The Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv also came under fire.
The attack damaged windows in eight apartment buildings, four private homes, seven vehicles, two garages, and gas and power networks.
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