Odesa hit
Russian drones struck multiple residential properties in the port city of Odesa in the early hours of Thursday, causing fires and injuring at least three people, city officials said. Serhiy Lysak, head of Odesa's military administration, reported damage to two high-rise apartment buildings, additional harm to a residence in the city's historic centre, and impacts to private homes.
"Fires broke out, but were quickly brought under control," Lysak wrote on Telegram. He said three people were wounded, and that two of the injured were receiving hospital treatment.
Unofficial Telegram channels posted images showing flames on upper floors of apartment blocks. One channel reported that fragments from the drones fell in the city centre.
Attacks in western Ukraine and power disruptions
In the western city of Lviv, near the Polish border, regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi said Russian drones struck the local headquarters of the SBU security service, inflicting serious damage. He reported that debris from drones had fallen in the city.
Further north in the Volyn region, regional authorities said Russian drones attacked an energy site, an assault that left about 30,000 households without electricity.
Events in Crimea and southern Russia
In Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, Mikhail Razvozhaye, the local governor in Sevastopol, reported that Russian air defence units intercepted 14 Ukrainian drones. He said drone fragments struck the ground and ignited fires, but there were no injuries.
Russian regional authorities in Stavropol said their air defence units repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on southern Russian territory.
Context and immediate effects
Odesa, a key hub for Ukrainian exports on the Black Sea, has been repeatedly targeted during the conflict. The incidents described on Thursday span multiple regions and include strikes on residential buildings, security service facilities and energy infrastructure, with recorded civilian injuries and significant power outages affecting tens of thousands of households.