Russian drone attack hits Sumy clinic, disrupts Odesa boiler houses, injuring four
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
On the evening of March 3, Russian forces launched drone strikes on Odesa, injuring four people and damaging critical infrastructure and residential buildings. Additionally, on the night of March 4, a drone strike hit a clinic in Sumy, leaving some areas of the city without electricity.
The mayor of Odesa, Hennadii Trukhanov, and the acting mayor of Sumy, Artem Kobzar, reported this.
Odesa
During the night of March 3-4, Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Odesa, damaging energy infrastructure facilities, according to the city's mayor.
"Currently, emergency power outages are in effect in parts of the city. Utilities have already begun work on launching generators for critical infrastructure, including boiler houses. Additional invincibility points are being deployed (425 are already operating)," the official said in a statement.
He previously wrote that three district boiler houses in the city had been shut down.
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
"As a result of enemy shelling, three district boiler houses in the city have been shut down. We are working to restart the heat supply process using alternative power sources as soon as possible," the statement said.
Trukhanov also said that it is currently known that residential buildings and a business center were damaged due to the enemy attack. Information about the victims is being clarified.
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
The operational headquarters and city utilities are working at the scene of the attack. Law enforcement officers are recording another crime by Russians against the civilian population of the Odesa region.
Also, the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, reported that four people were injured as a result of the Russian attack.
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
"Unfortunately, three people, residents of private houses, received shrapnel wounds and fractures of limbs. They were taken to medical facilities in moderate condition.
Another person, who was in the business center at the time of the attack, received a concussion. Doctors are providing everyone with the necessary assistance," the report says.
At 12:40 a.m., the State Emergency Service reported details of the attack in Odesa.
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
Photo: Odesa Region State Emergency Service
"Critical infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged. Fires broke out at several addresses, which firefighters quickly extinguished. The difficulty of extinguishing the fire was due to a repeated air alarm. Psychologists from the State Emergency Service worked with residents," the report says.
More than 80 rescuers took part in liquidating the consequences, 17 units of fire equipment were involved.
As Kiper reported, municipal services have already begun work on launching generators for the operation of critical infrastructure, including boiler rooms.
Sumy
Also at night, Russian occupiers attacked Sumy with drones. There was a hit in the city's polyclinic, and there were also problems with electricity.
Kobzar said that currently two hospitals in the city are operating on generators. Also, some areas of the city are left without electricity.
Photo: State Emergency Service
Photo: State Emergency Service
"Wishing you health, dear residents of Sumy. Our city has suffered another strike from a Shahed UAV, hitting one of our clinics. We are facing power supply issues, with two hospitals now operating on generators, and some areas are without electricity. May God protect us all. Good night to everyone," he said in a short video message.
For reference:
On March 1, Russian occupation forces launched a missile strike on Odesa. As a result of the strike, two port workers were injured.
Also on February 13, Russian invaders attacked the city of Sumy. The enemy sent drones to residential buildings.
