Firefighters battle upper-story inferno after Russian raid batters Odesa offices — photoreport

The strike damaged the roof and facades of two commercial buildings within the complex. The blast wave blew out glazing, partially collapsed external walls on the fifth floor, and ignited an active fire.

Emergency rescue teams deployed to the scene, quickly extinguishing the blaze and preventing the flames from spreading throughout the rest of the commercial structure.

Head of Odesa City Military Administration Serhii Lysak reported that Russian forces struck Odesa overnight into Oct. 1, damaging the city’s municipal infrastructure.

Russian forces have mounted near-daily aerial assaults targeting Odesa and Odesa Oblast.

In an overnight and morning attack on Sept. 29, Russian forces struck municipal infrastructure across Odesa, igniting a facility fire and injuring six people, two of whom required hospitalization.