Russian drone and missile strikes hit Odesa and Zaporizhzhia, injuring four

Russian overnight strikes damaged industrial and residential sites in the Ukrainian cities of Odesa and Zaporizhzhia, leaving four people injured and triggering fires and structural damage. Emergency crews were still working at impact sites on Monday morning to extinguish blazes, assess damage and restore services. The attacks were part of a wider wave of drones and decoys launched across Ukraine overnight.

In Odesa, firefighters were tackling a blaze at a private industrial facility when the same location was struck twice more, according to the State Emergency Service. The crews took shelter and escaped injury, but fire and rescue equipment was damaged. More than 50 rescuers were deployed to the scene, and authorities said there were no casualties in the Odesa attacks.

At a second site in the region, four garages were damaged, a fire broke out and one car was destroyed. In Zaporizhzhia, the overnight attack damaged private homes, a hotel, two buses and outbuildings. Three cars and dry vegetation caught fire, while rescuers searched the area for anyone trapped.

Acting regional military administration head Mykhailo Semikin first reported two injured people, then later raised the toll to four. The injured were identified as two women aged 22 and 30, and two men aged 40 and 61. Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched 140 Shahed-type attack drones and decoys overnight, including 70 jet-powered drones.

It said air defences shot down or suppressed 112 drones, among them 56 jet-powered aircraft, as well as three Kh-59/69 guided missiles. The figures indicate a large-scale strike effort that stretched air defence systems across multiple regions. The attacks underline the continuing pressure on Ukraine's energy, industrial and civilian infrastructure as the war enters another phase of sustained long-range strikes.

Odesa is a major Black Sea port and industrial centre, while Zaporizhzhia remains one of the key southern cities affected by the conflict. Repeated strikes on rescue teams also highlight the risks faced by emergency workers responding to active fires and damage sites. The latest reports did not give a full assessment of the overall damage or say whether all fires had been brought under control by the end of the morning response.

It was also not immediately clear whether the injured people in Zaporizhzhia required hospital treatment beyond initial care. Further updates are expected as local authorities complete inspections and emergency crews continue recovery work.

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