“massive” attack by Russian forces in Odessa, one person killed

The deceased is “a 35-year-old woman who was sleeping near a window”, according to a publication by the mayor of this important Black Sea port, Gennadyi Trukhanov, on the same social network. According to the regional governor, Oleg Kiper, “an apartment building in the center of Odessa was destroyed, apartments caught fire, towers and around thirty vehicles were damaged” as a result of the attack. Photos released by emergency services show rescuers trying to put out the fire in a three-story building and caring for an elderly woman.

Intensification

Shortly before 6 a.m. local time (5 a.m. in France) on Friday, the Ukrainian air force also warned that six Russian Tu-95 bombers were flying in a southeast direction from the Olenia base in the northeast. western Russia. The Tu-95 are long-range bombers developed under the Soviet Union and capable of carrying cruise missiles.

Russian forces have recently stepped up attacks on southern Ukraine, including damaging civilian ships at ports in the Odessa region, while kyiv has stepped up attacks on military and energy targets in Russian-controlled regions. Russia.

Call for allies

Moscow forces shot down 51 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 36 in the Krasnodar region (southwest), the Russian Defense Ministry reported Friday morning on Telegram. The governor of this territory, Veniamine Kondratiev, reported a “massive attack” which caused no casualties.