Russian forces conducted a missile and Shahed drone strike on Odesa.
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Russian strike on Odesa using missiles and Shahed drones occurred
Russian military forces attacked these civilian residences with 14 combat drones of the Shahed-136/131 type, the Ukrainian Air Force reported. The drones were launched from both the Krasnodar and the annexed Crimea.
The enemy launched two waves of attacks using Shahed-131/136 UAVs. The main strike was focused on Odesa, where six people were injured.
The Air Defence Forces managed to down 11 kamikaze drones, including 10 in Odesa Oblast and one more in Mykolaiv Oblast.
Russian forces struck the city of Odesa with attack drones twice on the night of Jan. 25
The drones hit an industrial facility in Odesa, and that residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged
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