The explosions in Odessa, which were heard on the evening of February 23, were the result of a drone attack by the Russian Federation.
Updated February 24. Because of a fire that broke out after the fall of a downed drone, a man, his wife and two more of their neighbors died – in serious condition in the hospital .
Explosions in Odessa on February 23: what is known
During the explosions in Odessa on February 23, air defense forces worked against enemy drones.
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Shahed-136/131 attack drones flying from the Black Sea carried out complex maneuvering over coastal settlements and inland to the central regions.
In the end, air defense units in the area of responsibility of the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine destroyed 12 kamikaze drones: two over the Nikolaev region and five each over the Kirovograd region and Odessa region.< /p>
One of the downed drones fell into a residential area of Odessa, causing destruction and fire in a typical Odessa courtyard.
And although the fire was quickly extinguished, one of the apartments was completely destroyed.
Explosions in Odessa on February 23: dead and injured
In the yard where the downed drone fell after the explosions in Odessa on February 23, a man died.
His 72-year-old wife, who stayed under the rubble for almost two hours, has 40% thermal burns on her body and broken limbs.
A woman was hospitalized in serious condition.
Two neighbors of the couple were also injured. A 62-year-old woman has 70% body burns and severe burn shock.
Her 31-year-old daughter also suffered severe burns to 10% of her body and numerous broken bones.
Alarm map during the explosions in Odessa on February 23
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Shelling of Odessa February 22
During the shelling of Odessa on February 22 three people were killed.
Then one of the nine destroyed kamikaze drones fell on the building of a civilian enterprise in the coastal zone of Odessa, causing a fire.
The security guard who was in the building was saved.
Subsequently, the bodies of three people were found under the rubble.
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