Russian overnight strikes on Odesa residential buildings kill 2, injure 14

Prefer on Google by Volodymyr Ivanyshyn An emergency worker rescues a cat following a Russian drone attack on Odesa overnight on April 24, 2026. (State Emergency Service / Telegram) Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A Russian drone attack on several residential buildings in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa killed two and left another 14 injured overnight on April 24, the State Emergency Service reported. A three-story residential building was struck, leaving six people injured and a fire burning at the site, authorities reported . Another two low-rise residential buildings were damaged in the Russian attack , leaving seven people injured, with one person rescued by emergency responders. A fourth two-story building was fatally struck by a Russian drone, killing two and injuring one other, the State Emergency Service reported. Ukraine's Odesa Oblast. (Nizar al-Rifai/The Kyiv Independent) Russia regularly strikes Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings and energy infrastructure , as it continues to wage its war. On April 23, three people were killed, and at least 10 were injured in a Russian drone attack on Dnipro overnight on April 23, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported. Russia struck a residential building in Odesa, killing one and injuring six, while an attack on Kyiv Oblast sparked a fire on April 15, the State Emergency Service reported.