UAV event in Odesa area, Ukraine on Thu 23rd April 2026

As a result of the night attack on Odessa, residential buildings were hit. Two people were killed and 15 others were injured.

Source: Head of the Odessa MBA Serhiy Lysak  and the State Emergency Service in Telegram 

Lysak's direct speech: "As a result of the enemy attack on the city, a residential building was hit. We are clarifying all the information."

Details: He later reported that two two-story and one three-story buildings were hit, and a non-residential building was also hit.

"At one of the locations, two people were treated on the spot by medics, at another, one woman was hospitalized, information on the victims is still being clarified," Lysak wrote.

Updated: This morning, the State Emergency Service reported that as a result of a UAV hitting a three-story residential building, apartments were destroyed and a fire broke out - 6 people were injured.

Two more two-story buildings were destroyed. Rescuers pulled one person from one of them and evacuated 20 more residents, including two children. In this case, seven people were injured.

In another building, two people were killed and another was injured. 16 residents were evacuated from the building.

Verbatim from the State Emergency Service: "In total, 2 people died and 14 were injured as a result of the Russian attack. The elimination of the consequences is ongoing. The information is being clarified."

Updated:  Lysak later clarified that an elderly couple died.

"As of 7:00, unfortunately, we have tragic news. As a result of the night attack, a couple died - both were 75 years old... Fifteen more people were injured, 8 of them are in medical facilities. Doctors are providing all necessary assistance to the victims," ​​the head of the MVA said.