Russian strike damages Odesa business centre overnight, injures one
A Russian attack damaged a business centre in Odesa overnight, injuring one person and sparking a fire, Ukraine's emergency service said.
Incidents in this story
- business centre, Odesa · overnight into 1 October: Business centre damaged overnight, 1 injured (1 injured)
- Odesa · night of 29-30 September: Earlier Odesa infrastructure strike, 29-30 September (6 injured)
Russian forces attacked Odesa overnight into Thursday, damaging a business centre in the city and injuring one person, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said. The strike hit the roof and facade of two buildings in the complex, the service said.
The blast wave shattered windows and partially destroyed walls on the fifth floor of the business centre, triggering a fire, according to the emergency service. Rescue crews extinguished the blaze and stopped it spreading to other parts of the complex. The service released eight photographs of the damaged buildings, showing broken windows, debris and blackened walls around the site.
Sergiy Lysak, head of Odesa's city military administration, said Russian forces had struck the city overnight, damaging infrastructure. He gave no further details on the scale of the damage or the type of weapon used in the strike.
The attack was the latest in a series of strikes on Odesa and the surrounding region in recent days. On the night of 29 September and the following morning, Russian forces also struck infrastructure in the city, starting a fire that injured six people.
Odesa, on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, has come under repeated Russian attack through the autumn as Moscow continues strikes on port cities and infrastructure away from the main front line in the east. The city's emergency service said it was still assessing the full scale of damage from Thursday's strike, including how many vehicles near the business centre had been affected by the blast.
What we know
- A Russian strike damaged a business centre in Odesa overnight, injuring one person, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
- The strike damaged the roof and facade of two buildings in the complex and caused a fire on the fifth floor.
- Rescue crews extinguished the fire and prevented it from spreading.
- Odesa's city military administration said Russian forces struck the city overnight, damaging infrastructure.
- Russian forces also struck Odesa infrastructure on the night of 29 September, injuring six people.
Not yet confirmed
- The number of vehicles damaged in the business centre, which officials were still assessing.
Why it matters for Europe
Odesa, Ukraine's main Black Sea port, has faced repeated Russian strikes on its infrastructure in recent days, including an attack on the night of 29 September that injured six people. Continued attacks on the port city threaten grain and other exports that move through its terminals, a route that matters for food supplies reaching European and global markets. The recurring strikes on a city away from the eastern front line also show how Russia's campaign extends well beyond the areas of active ground fighting, keeping emergency crews and city authorities responding to fresh damage on a near-nightly basis as the war continues into its fifth year. For residents of Odesa, the attacks have become a routine hazard even though the city sits far from the trenches where ground fighting continues.
Sources
Reported by 8 reports from 8 independent outlets in 5 countries.
- Ukrinform: Russian forces attack infrastructure in Odesa
- Antena 3 CNN: Rușii atacă Odesa, după cel mai mare atac energetic din ultimele luni
- Censor.net: Enemy attacked Odesa overnight: business center has been damaged; one person has been injured (updated). PHOTOS
- NV: Росія завдала удару по бізнес-центру в Одесі: рятувальники показали наслідки атаки — фото
- Current Time: Российские войска нанесли удар по бизнес-центру в Одессе и складу в Киеве, есть пострадавшие
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Odesa?
- Russian forces attacked Odesa overnight, damaging a business centre and injuring one person, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
- How badly was the business centre damaged?
- The roof and facade of two buildings were damaged, windows were blown out and a fire broke out on the fifth floor before being put out by rescue crews.
- Has Odesa been attacked before this week?
- Yes. Russian forces also struck infrastructure in Odesa on the night of 29 September and the following morning, injuring six people.
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