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Russian attack damages high-rise building in Odesa, people injured

Sat, September 12, 2026 - 09:15
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The Air Force had warned of launches from several directions at once
Russian attack damages high-rise building in Odesa, people injured Photo: emergency services are working at the site (facebook.com/DSNS.GOV.UA)

Russia launched an overnight strike on Odesa on September 12, damaging a high-rise residential building. Three people were initially reported injured, according to he Ukrainian Air Force and the Odesa City Military Administration.

At around 5 a.m., the Ukrainian Air Force warned of possible launches of Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea, as well as the threat of ballistic weapons being used from Crimea.

Shortly afterward, reports emerged of missiles moving toward several areas of the Odesa region, including Dobroslav, Chornomorske, Lymanka and Zatoka.

A high-rise residential building was damaged in the strike on Odesa.

Three people were initially reported injured in the attack.

У Одесі пошкоджено багатоповерхівку після нічної атаки РФ, є постраждалі

Photo: aftermath of the Russian attack on Odesa (t.me/odesaMVA)

According to updated information from the Odesa City Military Administration, the number of people injured in the attack rose to six. All of them were taken to hospitals, where they are receiving the necessary medical care.

According to updated information from the military administration, the number of people injured in the attack on Odesa rose to 12.

Russian attack damages high-rise building in Odesa, people injured

Photo: building damaged in the Russian strike (t.me/odesaMVA)

Russian attack damages high-rise building in Odesa, people injured

Photo: building damaged in the Russian strike (t.me/odesaMVA)

Russian attack damages high-rise building in Odesa, people injured

Photo: building damaged in the Russian strike (t.me/odesaMVA)

Russian attack damages high-rise building in Odesa, people injured

Photo: building damaged in the Russian strike (t.me/odesaMVA)

Relevant services are working at the site, and emergency response centers have been set up to assist those affected. The information is being updated.

As a reminder, on September 10, Russia attacked warehouses storing humanitarian aid in Odesa, with a volunteer organization's building destroyed by fire.

Earlier, on September 8, Russian forces struck the "7th Kilometer" market near Odesa, damaging retail pavilions and injuring a 58-year-old security guard.

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