Russian Drone Strike Rips Through Odesa High-Rises; 20 Injured, Including Teen

Russian drones struck residential areas and civilian facilities across Odesa overnight, injuring at least 20 people, including a 17-year-old boy. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Ukrainian rescuers work at a site of a heavily damaged residential building following a massive strike in Odesa on April 6, 2026. (Photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Russian attack drones struck Odesa overnight on May 1, injuring at least 20 people and damaging residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and a kindergarten, Ukrainian officials said. Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, said the attack targeted residential areas and civilian facilities in several parts of the southern port city, with the Prymorskyi District suffering the worst damage. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “The enemy has attacked our city again,” Lysak said. “A fire was recorded in a 16-story building. We also have a strike on another high-rise – there was a fire on the 11th and 12th levels.” A high-rise building and a five-story residential building were damaged in Prymorskyi District, while private houses and apartment buildings in central Odesa were also hit. “Social and commercial facilities were hit,” Lysak said, adding that a kindergarten was heavily damaged, while a shopping center, a hotel and administrative buildings were also struck. Hits were also recorded on infrastructure facilities, warehouses and a garage cooperative in the city’s Khadzhybeiskyi District. “Unfortunately, 16 people were injured. Among them is a 17-year-old boy. Two people are currently in intensive care in serious condition, and doctors are fighting for their lives,” Lysak said. Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper later said the number of injured had risen to 20. Ukraine’s Air Force said air defenses shot down 172 of 206 drones launched by Russia overnight. Earlier, at 1:35 a.m., the Air Force had warned that Russian attack drones were moving from the Black Sea toward Odesa. Other Topics of Interest Defense Scandal, Trump-Putin Call, and ‘Little Bit of a Ceasefire’ – Ukraine Latest, April 30 Interview with the director of the IMF’s European Department and the commander of the Latvian Armed Forces, plus a fact-check of Hegseth’s latest Ukraine claims – updates from Ukraine and beyond Odesa was also targeted in another Russian strike earlier this week, which injured 14 people and caused damage in three districts of the city. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.