Russian forces launched a kamikaze drone attack on Odesa, hitting a nine-story apartment building and destroying part of an 18-apartment section.
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Russian invaders attacked Odesa with kamikaze drones. An enemy drone hit a multi-story residential building, destroying part of an 18-apartment section of the building.
Air defence systems responded to Shahed drone groups approaching Odesa from the southwest during the night of March 1-2, with witnesses reporting an explosion in Odesa.
Debris from Russian drones used in such strikes were found in Moldova and Romania.
Rescue workers in Odesa pulled the bodies of a mother and baby from the rubble of an apartment building on Sunday, bringing the death toll in a Russian attack two days ago to 12. In all, fine children died and 20 were injured.
The mother tried to cover her 8-month-old child. They were found in a tight embrace.
An enemy attack drone hit a high-rise building in Odesa, destroying one entrance to the ground.
Civilians were injured and residential multi-storey buildings in Odesa were damaged by Russian attack UAVs.
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