Russian forces stage mass drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa, governor says
Russian forces launched a mass overnight drone attack on residential areas of Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, triggering fires and damaging many apartments, local officials said early on Tuesday.
'The enemy targeted a residential area in a densely populated district of Odesa,' Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
He posted pictures of a fire blazing out of control and apartment buildings with windows smashed and facades damaged.
Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said the attack damaged dwellings, civilian infrastructure, an educational institution and vehicles.
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Emergency crews had been dispatched to the affected areas and information on casualties was being clarified, Kiper said.
Odesa, with its three ports, has been a frequent target of Russian attacks in the more than three-year-old conflict with Russia.
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