Russia launches large-scale drone attack on Odesa: emergency blackouts in city, civilians injured – videos

Russian forces deployed attack UAVs against Odesa on the evening of 20 March, causing explosions and intense fires in the city. Reports indicated that civilians had been injured.  

Source: Hennadii Trukhanov, Mayor of Odesa; Ukrainian Air Force; local Telegram channels; Suspilne, a Ukrainian public broadcaster; Andrii Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President's Office; Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration; Dumska, an Odesa-based local news outlet 

Details: Trukhanov reported that explosions had occurred in the city's southern districts and warned about the danger in the Kyivskyi district. 

The Ukrainian Air Force warned about the threat of drones from the Black Sea. 

Suspilne correspondents reported that over 15 explosions had rocked the city.

Yermak later reported that Russia had attacked civilian infrastructure yet again. He also reported that people had been injured. 

Update: DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, reported emergency power outages in the Prymorskyi, Peresypskyi and Kyivskyi districts of Odesa. 

Oleh Kiper reported that Russia carried out a large-scale attack on Odesa and the oblast with attack UAVs. 

Quote: "Civilian infrastructure has been damaged, including an apartment building, a shopping centre and some stores. Three people have been injured, including one young girl. 

Intense fires broke out at three locations as a result of the Russian attack. There are also local emergency power outages in the Prymorskyi, Peresypskyi and Kyivskyi districts of Odesa." 

Details: Dumska posted a video of the aftermath of the Russian UAV attack on Odesa after midnight on 21 March.

Trukhanov posted a video showing fires in the suburbs of Odesa in the morning.

Quote from Trukhanov: "The enemy attacked the suburbs of Odesa. Civilian infrastructure, commercial facilities and cars are on fire."

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