A terrible blow to Odessa: a large-scale fire broke out, there was a fatality
Date: 2024-02-23 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
In Odessa, due to a strike by the Russian army, a civilian object was destroyed and a fire broke out. The deceased is already known.
According to the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine, the enemy attacked the Odessa region with attack drones of the "Shahed-131/136" type. At the same time, the aggressor sent missiles of the Kh-31P and Kh-22 types from tactical and strategic aviation aircraft from the Black Sea.
“The missiles lost their combat capability in the air. Air defense units shot down 9 kamikaze drones,” the report says.
At the same time, one of the drones struck over the sea fell on an enterprise building in the coastal zone of Odessa, causing destruction and fire. They managed to rescue the security guard from the damaged building; she was not injured, but while putting out the fire, rescuers found the body of one deceased. According to preliminary information, there could be other people inside.
“Firefighting and search and rescue operations are ongoing,” the Defense Forces added.
According to the press service of the regional headquarters of the State Emergency Service, the building in the coastal zone of the city suffered significant damage. According to preliminary data, the fire area is 500 square meters. m.
34 rescuers are working on site, 8 units of fire equipment are involved.
