Russian forces launched a strike on an 11-story administrative building in downtown Odesa, injuring five people initially. An 11-story administrative building was damaged, and people in a shelter were saved.

Russian forces struck a crowded area in central Odesa on September 18, initially injuring five people.

The strike hit an 11-story administrative building in downtown Odesa.

Russian troops targeted an administrative building in central Odesa, injuring at least 11 people, Governor Oleh Kiper said.

Ten people, including two emergency responders, were injured in several Russian attacks on an 11-story administrative building in central Odesa on Thursday, Sept. 18.

The strike occurred while people were sheltering inside the building, a factor that likely prevented additional deaths, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) said in its latest update issued at 7:41 p.m. local time.

Serhii Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, first reported the attack at 4:18 p.m. local time, saying that Russian forces had struck a crowded location in Central Odesa.

The SES later updated the toll to 10 people.

The Russian army attacked Odesa and Odesa Oblast with guided aerial bombs (KAB) and strike drones, causing significant destruction and fires.

Earlier reports said that today, September 18, Russian forces attacked a crowded area in central Odesa.

Missile strike on Odesa: high-rise building damaged, 16 injured, including a five-month-old baby (updated). PHOTOS