Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa damages residential buildings, killing one and injuring several

On September 4, Russian forces conducted a large-scale strike on civilian infrastructure in Odesa and the surrounding region, causing damage to residential buildings and vehicles, according to local authorities. A nine-story building was struck, resulting in the destruction of apartments on the sixth through eighth floors and causing harm to adjacent structures.

One individual lost their life, and three others sustained injuries. Additionally, Russian drones targeted private residences, demolishing two houses and causing damage to a nonresidential building, as well as private and service vehicles. The casualties included a civilian and a child. Since the onset of the full-scale war, Odesa and the Odesa region have been under repeated Russian assault, with attacks occurring nearly daily in recent months.

Russia's Defense Ministry maintains that the strikes target essential infrastructure, such as ports and warehouses associated with the Ukrainian military, while Odesa authorities claim the strikes inflict damage on civilian infrastructure and residential buildings. Meduza adheres to transparency regarding its use of artificial intelligence in journalism; this account was authored by one of our human journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model adhering to our stringent editorial guidelines.

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