Russian Shahed drone strike sets residential buildings ablaze in Odesa
Russian Shahed drones struck Odesa (Photo: Serhii Smolientsev/Reuters)
Russian forces carried out a large-scale Shahed drone attack on Odesa overnight on May 20, destroying a house and damaging several apartment buildings and cars, Odesa military governor Serhii Lysak reported.
Casualty toll is still being updated.
On May 18, Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on residential areas in Odesa. One building caught fire after getting struck by a drone.
The attack also set fire to a building’s roof, attic, and upper floor apartments at a second location. Another house also caught fire.
A school and kindergarten were also damaged in the attack.
The strikes injured two people, including an 11-year-old child.
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