{
  "id": 15439165,
  "title": "Russian strike hits apartment building in Odesa, sparking rooftop fire and injuring 13-year-old girl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/russian-strike-hits-apartment-building-in-odesa-sparking-rooftop-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/russian-strike-hits-odesa-apartment-building-injures-girl-50651109.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 18, Russian forces launched an attack on an apartment building in a densely populated area of Odesa, according to city military administration head Serhii Lysak. The strike resulted in a rooftop fire that damaged upper-floor apartments, as well as injuring a 13-year-old girl. Governor Oleh Kiper of Odesa Oblast reported that two people were injured in the incident and shared photos of the aftermath. Ukrainian energy company DTEK announced widespread power outages in the region due to the Russian attacks, affecting 24,100 households in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Izmail, and Bolhrad districts. The damage to the infrastructure is extensive, with repairs expected to take time, according to DTEK. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile from its Voronezh Oblast, along with 180 attack drones, including Shahed-type drones, S-8000 Banderol/Dan-T drones, Gerbera drones, and decoy drones, in the early hours of October 18.",
  "summary": "Russian forces struck an apartment building in a densely populated area of Odesa, sparking a rooftop fire, damaging upper-floor apartments and injuring a 13-year-old girl, city military administration head Serhii Lysak said on Oct. 18.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}