Reuters. Residents of the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa surveyed the damage after Russian forces staged a mass drone attack early on Saturday (July 19), setting ablaze at least one multi-story apartment building and killing one resident, authorities said.
“We had a couple of minutes of silence in between the hits – it was a chance for us to get out. We heard an elderly woman screaming – she was pinned under the debris,” Kostiantyn, 29, who lived in an apartment near a woman that was killed in Russian attack told Reuters. He did not provide his last name.
Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov earlier said that at least 20 drones had converged on the city, a frequent Russian target, and he said at least one multi-story apartment building was on fire.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the attack on Odesa injured six people, including a child. Russia launched over 30 missiles and 300 drones during its overnight assault that affected 10 regions of the country, he added on Telegram, and reiterated the importance of air defense provision.
