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Seven people have been killed and more than a dozen wounded in Odessa as a result of shelling by Russia

UA NEWS 16 April 2026 08:50
Seven people have been killed and more than a dozen wounded in Odessa as a result of shelling by Russia

Seven people were killed and at least 12 others were wounded in a nighttime attack by Russian forces on Odesa.

This was reported by Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, on Telegram.

According to preliminary data, the city came under several waves of combined strikes from missiles and attack drones. Initially, six deaths and 11 injuries were reported, but the death toll later rose to seven.

The shelling damaged port, critical, and residential infrastructure. In the Khadzhibey district, a residential building was damaged, and the blast wave shattered over 300 windows in various buildings.

Damage was also reported in one of the parks in the Primorsky district.

The facades and windows of at least three high-rise buildings were destroyed, and a dormitory and adjacent structures were damaged. Fires broke out at some of the sites.

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Work is currently underway to address the aftermath of the strike. Law enforcement officials are documenting war crimes committed by the Russian Federation.

The death toll in Dnipro has risen following a nighttime attack by Russian forces. As of now, two people are known to have been killed and 27 wounded.

At least four people were killed. Another 21 people were injured.

Earlier, Russian troops attacked the Bila Tserkva district of the Kyiv region, resulting in a fire at one of the enterprises.

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