Russian drone attack damages Odesa infrastructure, causes casualties in Kharkiv region
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Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:55:00 +0300

Aftermath in OdesaIn the Vylkove community of the Odesa region, port and tourist infrastructure were damaged as a result of a Russian drone attack, according to the Izmail District Administration.“Despite the active work of air defense forces, which shot down some of the Russian drones, the attack caused damage to port and tourist infrastructure,” the statement said.Attack on KharkivAt 3:04 a.m., Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported an explosion in the city — Kharkiv was under an air attack. Preliminary reports indicated that the Novobavarskyi district of Kharkiv was hit.Later, it was confirmed that a one-story non-residential building caught fire as a result of the strike in the Novobavarskyi district. No information about casualties was reported at that time. Inspections of the areas near the strike site were ongoing.In addition to the fire at the impact site, windows were shattered in nearby buildings. Fortunately, there were no casualties. Later, Terekhov stated that the fire had been contained. Two people were evacuated by the Red Cross from homes near the strike site. No injuries were reported.According to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, as a result of the strike (reportedly by Geran-2 type drones), auto repair shop units caught fire in the Novobavarskyi district. The fire covered an area of approximately 300 square meters. State Emergency Service units are working at the scene.He also reported the consequences of the drone attack on the Kupiansk district: In the village of Borivske, following a strike (reportedly by five Geran-2 drones), warehouse facilities, baled hay, and two minibuses on the premises of an agricultural enterprise caught fire. The fire, now contained, covered an area of 800 square meters. Sadly, there is one person dead and another injured.In the village of Voloska Balakliia, after a strike (also reportedly by five Geran-2 drones), structural elements of a warehouse building at an agricultural enterprise caught fire. The fire has been extinguished. No casualties were reported.Aftermath in Dnipropetrovsk regionThe head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Serhii Lysak, reported that a private enterprise building in Kryvyi Rih was damaged due to the attack. A fire broke out there, which was extinguished by rescuers.Meanwhile, in the Pereshchepynska community of the Samarskyi district, a farming enterprise was damaged — a fire occurred. As a result, a 69-year-old woman was injured. She received medical assistance at the scene.
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