💥 Attack

Russian forces struck Odesa City with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles, destroying civilian infrastructure and hitting the peacetime headquarters of Ukraine's Southern Operational Command.

Odesa, Odesa Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Russian Iskander-M missiles struck Odesa City and Southern Operational Command headquarters

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian forces hit Odesa with ballistic missiles, injuring at least 13 people. A massive fire broke out following the strike.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked densely populated areas of the city of Odesa with three Iskander-M ballistic missiles on the night of 30 April – 1 May, resulting in fatalities and casualties.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia launched ballistic missiles at Odesa on May 1, hitting a postal depot of Nova Poshta, injuring 14 people and destroying 15.5 metric tons of shipments worth almost Hr 3 million

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Odesa was attacked with ballistic missiles on May 1, killing three and injuring three.

UNIAN → Source tone: uncertain

Fire station damaged in May 1 strike on Nova Poshta branch, building was repaired but damaged again in October 31 attack.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russian troops launched a rocket attack on Odesa on the evening of May 1.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Explosions were heard in the city during the attack.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.703Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-7