Odesa building entrance under disassembly after Russian attack damage

Nation

4 March 2024, 05:40 PM

Communal workers are currently disassembling the structures of the damaged entrance of a residential building in Odesa, struck by a Russian drone, regional governor, Oleh Kiper, said on Radio Svoboda on March 4.

The workers are evaluating the possibility of restoration.

"Yesterday, after the completion of the rescue operation, communal workers began working,” Kiper said.

“They are thoroughly examining and disassembling the emergency structures to assess the state of this specific entrance and determine the next course of action."

The building will be completely dismantled, and its technical condition will be assessed, he said. A final decision on whether to restore it or build a retaining wall to prevent future damage to the remaining part will be made afterward.

Regarding the military's assumption that the drone had a reinforced warhead, Kiper neither confirmed nor denied it, stating that experts need to investigate.

"The threat [drones] pose can be compared even to missiles,” Kiper said.

“The destruction that happened on Dobrovolskoho [Avenue] the day before yesterday is a disaster. The building folded like cardboard."

A Russian drone struck a nine-story apartment building in Odesa on the night of March 2, destroying an entrance and killing 12 people, including four month old Timofiy, seven month old Liza, three year old Mark, eight year old Zlata, and nine year old Serhiy, who would have turned ten in July.

Mourning was declared in Odesa and the Oblast on March 3 for those killed in the Russian attack.

Russia may have used modified drones with enhanced warheads, causing extensive damage to the building, Ukraine’s Operational Command South spokesperson, Natalia Humeniuk, said.

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