The Russian army launched a drone attack, on Monday night on Tuesday, on the residential areas of the Ukrainian port Odessa from the Black Sea.
Housing Destroyed in Odessa by Drone AFP
Oleh Kiper, the governor of the region, announced that the attack has damaged homes, civil infrastructure, an educational institution and vehicles. Emergency crews were sent to the affected areas, and the information on the victims is under clarification, Kiper said, according to News.ro.
“The enemy targeted a residential area in a densely populated neighborhood of Odessa“, Mayor Hennadi Truhanov wrote on the Telegram Messenger application. He posted images with a fire under control and blocks with damaged windows and damaged facades.
Odessa, with his three ports, was a frequent target of Russian attacks in the conflict for more than three years with Russia.
On Saturday, April 19, Odessa, along with other regions, was targeted by an attack with Russian drones and missiles.
“The destruction of 33 attack drones, both Shahed and other types, was confirmed in the east, north and south of the country”, they reported Ukrainian air forces on Telegram.
The Odessa (South), Sumî (North), Donetsk and Zaporojie regions (south), “They were affected by this enemy attack”the Ukrainian army sent in a statement, stating that, according to the provisional data, Russia used a total of 95 attack systems. They included eight missiles of different types and 87 drones and drone simulators.
The attacks come after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Saturday, April 19, 2025, a Easter armistice in the conflict in Ukraine, starting on Saturday night until Sunday at midnight.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that his troops will respect a cessation of the 30 -hour fire from the evening from April 19 to April 20, 2025.
“Today, from 6 pm (15.00 GMT) until Sunday at midnight (21.00 GMT Sunday), the Russian side announces a Easter armistice“, Putin said in a television comment, while talking to the chief of the Russian General Staff Valeri Gerasimov.
