Explosions were heard in the city of Odesa amid the threat of enemy drones on the night of 2-3 July. A nine-storey residential building has been damaged in a drone attack, with 50 people evacuated and four injured.

Source : Suspilne, Ukrainian public broadcaster; Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov; Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration; Dumska, an Odesa-based local news outlet; State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details : At 02:23, an air-raid warning was issued in the city of Odesa and Odesa Oblast due to the threat of Russian drones.

At 02:50, Trukhanov urged Odesa residents to stay in safe places, as the city was under UAv attack.

At 02:51, Suspilne reported that explosions had been heard in Odesa.

Kiper also called on residents of Odesa and the Odesa district to stay in shelters.

Updated : After the all clear was given at 03:10, Dumska reported that a high-rise building had been damaged in the drone attack.

At 03:14, Kiper reported damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings.

Quote from Kiper : "Even with air defence systems actively responding, there is damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings. Information about casualties is being confirmed. All the appropriate services are working to deal with the aftermath."

Details : Local Telegram channels posted footage of a fire in a high-rise building in Odesa

At dawn, Trukhanov stated that the "high-rise building was seriously damaged".

Damaged high-rise building

Photo: Odesa City Council

Apartment on fire

Photo: Odesa City Council

Fire crane approaching the burning apartment

фото: мерія Одеси

Odesa resident being evacuated

Photo: Odesa City Council

Firefighters extinguishing fire

Photo: Odesa City Council

Quote from Trukhanov : "All the appropriate services are working at the scene. 

Treatment is being provided to those affected."

Details : After 05:30, Trukhanov reported that an emergency headquarters was operating near the damaged building.

Quote from Trukhanov : "Rescue workers freed five people trapped on the upper floors. There were two children among them. All of them are receiving the necessary treatment. 

Three people have been hospitalised. 

Early reports indicate that one of the building's stairwells suffered significant damage. It is unsafe to stay there."

Details : The State Emergency Service reported that 50 people had been evacuated from the affected nine-storey building and four people had been injured.

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