site.btaWoman Injured in Drone Attack in Odesa Region, Another Person Possibly Trapped Under Rubble

“Unfortunately, it has been reported that an 87-year-old woman was killed as a result of a strike during a drone attack in Odesa region last night,” said the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, on his Telegram channel here on Wednesday.

Another woman, 59 years old, was injured. Doctors assess her condition as moderately serious. She requires medical assistance, Kiper added.

Kiper said a Russian drone destroyed a private residential house, where a fire subsequently broke out.

Initially it was reported that a woman has been injured in the attack with another person possibly trapped in the rubble. 

Six more private houses were also damaged. Emergency services are working at the scene, and efforts are underway to deal with the consequences of the attack.

Bulgarians in Odesa Oblast number over 150,000 and constitute the third-largest community according to the latest official census in Ukraine. In the city of Odesa itself, around 50–60,000 Bulgarians live. The largest concentrated Bulgarian populations are in the Bolhrad, Izmail, and Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi districts.