Russian missile strike in Odesa leaves 14 injured, damages civilian infrastructure

In Odesa, the city's civilian infrastructure was destroyed due to enemy rocket fire carried out by Russian forces on the evening of May 1. Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, reported that 14 people were injured as a result of the attack by the Russian Federation on Odesa.

Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov and Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, reported that.

"Another Russian ballistic attack on Odesa. Civilian infrastructure has been destroyed, rescuers are fighting a large-scale fire," the mayor's statement reads.

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The local military authorities have announced that the tally of injuries from the rocket attack in Odesa has now risen to 14 individuals. Before this update, there were reported to be 13 victims.

According to the administration's head, one man was hospitalized in a moderately severe condition.

"All the others were helped on the spot. The law enforcement officers record yet another crime committed by the Russians against the civilian population," Kiper said.

^{Photo: Telegram / Odesa Regional State Administration}

Due to the Russian shelling in the city, the damaged civilian infrastructure, in particular the storage facilities of the post office, the regional military administration reported.

"The fire is being extinguished. There are broken windows in the surrounding houses," Kiper added.

^{Photo: Telegram / Odesa Regional State Administration}

Trukhanov said:

"Our structures are inspecting nearby residential buildings for broken windows and doors."

The emergency department of the Odesa region later also showed footage of the consequences of an enemy missile attack on Odesa.

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Emergency officials stated that 68 rescuers, including psychologists from the State Emergency Service, and 19 units of equipment participated in the effort.

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It was reported that on the evening of May 1, during an air alert in response to the threat of enemy strikes using ballistic weapons, explosions were heard in Odesa.

According to the Odesa Regional Military Administration, 13 individuals were injured, and a powerful fire erupted in the city as a result of a Russian missile attack.

Additionally, it was discovered that a Russian missile attack targeted a sorting facility and a branch of the Odesa postal service. The rocket struck depot-1 and cargo compartment-4 of the postal service.

According to "Nova Poshta," there were no casualties among the company's employees. Preliminary data suggests that about 900 packages were damaged due to shelling in Odesa.

Also, the message of "Nova Poshta" indicates that customers will be fully compensated for the estimated value of all parcels destroyed by an enemy attack.

"Tomorrow, we will contact all recipients. The parcels on the way have been redirected to 3 branches of the New Post Office in Odesa," the postal company's statement reads.