Russia strikes Ukraine's Odesa: Kindergarten, lyceum, hospital damaged, casualties reported
Photo: Russian troops attacked the center of Odesa at night (t.me/dsns_telegram)
Russian troops attacked Odesa overnight, damaging residential buildings, a lyceum, and a kindergarten, and there are reports of casualties, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
"Fires broke out in an unused new building, a fitness center, a vocational school, and a nearby garage with a passenger car, which firefighters quickly extinguished," the State Emergency Service of Ukraine says.
The facades and windows of six nearby apartment buildings and a kindergarten, as well as two garages and nine cars, were also damaged.
Psychologists from the State Emergency Service assisted 14 people, including one child. Rescuers used 14 pieces of equipment.
What Odesa Regional Military Administration says
According to Odesa Regional Military Administration head Oleh Kiper, the latest massive Russian strike damaged energy facilities, apartment buildings, and social infrastructure: a hospital, a kindergarten, an amusement park, a lyceum, a fitness center, and private vehicles.
Among the victims are 6 people aged 35 to 68. Two with moderate injuries were hospitalized, and four others received medical assistance on the spot. All are under medical supervision.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Massive Russian strike on Ukraine
On the night of January 13, air raid alerts were declared three times in Ukraine and many regions. Russian troops attacked the northern, eastern, and southern regions of Ukraine with drones and various types of missiles.
Russian strike also destroyed the Nova Poshta post terminal in the suburbs of Kharkiv. There were also explosions in Kyiv at night, after which a number of areas experienced power and heating outages.
Monitoring groups note that the night Russian attack was a record in terms of the number of ballistic missiles used by the Russians. Cruise missiles were also detected in Ukraine's airspace.
