Russian night attack hits Odesa hospital and damages Zaporizhzhia high-rise

On the night of April 14, Russian forces launched another drone attack on Odesa, damaging a hospital as explosions echoed through the city. In the Zaporizhzhia region, a residential building in Stepnohirsk was struck, igniting a fire in a high-rise. The morning saw continued aggression as drones targeted Zaporizhzhia, causing a blaze at a gas station. Meanwhile, in Kharkiv, a 1,000-square-meter warehouse caught fire following a drone strike.

The mayor of Odesa, Hennadii Trukhanov, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov, the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported this.

Odesa

As reported, on Sunday evening, the Russians struck Odesa with strike drones; as a result of the attack, five casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure are known.

On the night of April 14, Russian troops once again attacked Odesa with strike drones, and explosions were heard in the city.

^{Photo: Telegram / Hennadii Trukhanov}

At 1:17 a.m., an air alert was issued in Odesa and the surrounding region due to the threat posed by enemy strike drones.

The Dumska publication reported on active air defense operations in the city. Mayor Trukhanov urged residents of Odesa to remain in shelters and noted explosions in the city at 1:35 a.m.

^{Photo: Telegram / Hennadii Trukhanov}

Updated: The air alert was canceled at 2:11 a.m. in Odesa and the region.

After midnight on April 14, Trukhanov published photos of the consequences and reported details of the Russian attack on Odesa the night before, in particular, about damage to one of the hospitals.

^{Photo: Telegram / Hennadii Trukhanov}

According to the mayor of Odesa, the drone attack damaged the ceiling, glazing, and operating room of a medical facility, although no patients were harmed.

^{Photo: Telegram / Hennadii Trukhanov}

In addition, residential buildings, civil infrastructure, a main road, service stations, and cars were damaged.

^{Photo: Telegram / Hennadii Trukhanov}

"Operational services and the city headquarters are working on the site. After receiving permission, municipal services will begin eliminating the consequences of the attack and restoring the roadway.

Five victims are currently known. They are being provided with the necessary medical care," Trukhanov noted.

^{Photo: Telegram / Hennadii Trukhanov}

Zaporizhzhia region

Ivan Fedorov said that the Russians used guided aerial bombs and MLRS for the strikes.

"The power supply has disappeared, and a fire in a nine-story building has broken out. The enemy attacked a residential building in the front-line Stepnohirsk," the head of the regional military administration informed.

He noted that the power supply in the area was disrupted due to strikes from guided aerial bombs.

"Due to the attack by multiple rocket launchers, a fire broke out in the multi-story building," Fedorov said.

The official also specified that there were no casualties.

He also shared a photo online showing the aftermath of the shelling in Stepnohirsk, depicting a fire on the first floors of a residential building caused by the Russian attack.

^{Photo: Telegram / Ivan Fedorov}

The village of Stepnohirsk is almost 40 km from the city of Zaporizhzhia and 2.5 km from the left bank of the Kakhovka reservoir (Dnipro). Because it is located near the line of combat contact, it often suffers from Russian shelling.

In the morning, enemy drones attacked Zaporizhzhia. As a result of the attack, a fire broke out at a gas station.

"A fire broke out at a gas station in Zaporizhzhia due to an attack by an enemy drone. Emergency services have already extinguished the fire," the head of the Zaporizhzhia regional military administration said.

Fedorov stressed that no one was injured as a result of the attack.

Kharkiv

An explosion was heard in Kharkiv during an air raid.

"An explosion was heard in Kharkiv! The threat of enemy strikes persists. Please remain in safe locations until the air raid alert is lifted," the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, wrote.

The mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, also confirmed the information about the explosion.

"An explosion was heard in Kharkiv – an enemy UAV was recorded over the city. Details are being clarified," he noted on Telegram.

Later, the mayor reported on the consequences of the enemy UAV attack.

"A civilian enterprise in the Saltivskyi district was hit. There is a fire at the site of the hit. Information about possible victims is being clarified," Ihor Terekhov wrote on Telegram.

Later, he clarified the information.

"Food warehouses are burning. The area of ​​the fire is a thousand meters," Ihor Terekhov reported.

The blast wave damaged several nearby private houses. Terekhov reported that there are currently no victims as a result of the Russian drone attack.

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