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Russia destroys Nova Post branch with drones in Ukraine's Odesa region

Russia destroys Nova Post branch with drones in Ukraine's Odesa region Photo: Russian forces destroyed a Nova Post branch in the Odesa region (facebook.com/DSNSODE)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

On the night of May 30, Russia attacked the Odesa region with drones. Russian drones destroyed a branch of Nova Post, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

"In the Odesa region, a fire broke out and a Nova Post branch was destroyed as a result of a Russian drone attack," the statement said.

Russian attack also damaged nearby trucks.

Russian drones caused a fire that spread over 300 square meters. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, there were no casualties or injuries.

The fire was extinguished by rescuers together with employees of the National Guard of Ukraine. 8 rescuers and five National Guard soldiers worked at the scene, as well as 3 units of equipment.

Photo: The State Emergency Service of Ukraine showed the destroyed Nova Post branch (facebook.com/DSNSODE)

The Office of the Prosecutor General clarified that Russian drones attacked civilian infrastructure in the Izmail district of the Odesa region. Law enforcement agencies have launched an investigation into the commission of war crimes (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Photo: Russian drones strike the Izmail district (facebook.com/pgo.gov.ua)

Russian night attack on Ukraine

Russia launched drones against Ukraine on the evening of May 29. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russians launched 90 drones from 5 directions during the night and also attacked Ukraine with two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles from the Voronezh region.

Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized 56 Russian drones (26 were shot down, another 30 were lost/suppressed by electronic warfare).

The main targets of the Russian attack were the Kharkiv, Odesa, and Donetsk regions.

Kharkiv was under Russian attack last night. According to the mayor, 8 Russian drones attacked a trolleybus depot. Over 30 apartment buildings were also damaged.