Russian drones damage dwellings

1/5/2025 9:40

Russian drones attacked Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa early on Thursday, sparking fires and damaging dwellings and infrastructure, the regional governor said. There was no immediate word on casualties. "The enemy is attacking Odesa with strike drones. There is considerable damage to civilian infrastructure, particularly dwellings," Oleh Kiper wrote on the Telegram messaging app. "Fires have broken out in a number of places." Pictures posted online showed heavy damage to the facades of buildings. In Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city in the northeast, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said a drone had struck a petrol station in the city centre, triggering a fire.