Day of mourning in Odesa after 3 killed and 26 injured in Russian aerial attack
Three people were killed and 26 injured in an aerial attack Friday in southern Ukrainian region of Odesa, according to the regional military administration there.
Oleh Kiper, the head of the regional military administration said on Sunday that overnight "the enemy attacked Odesa region with Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. Air defense forces destroyed all the UAVs."
Kiper added that "Unfortunately, there were civilian casualties -- three people were killed and 26 others were injured, including 3 children. All were provided with medical aid; three remain in serious condition."
The wreckage of one of the drones hit a nine-storey apartment, causing a fire.
The aerial strikes caused damage in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district at night. The blast wave damaged residential buildings and injured 10 people.
Odesa's city municipality said in a statement that "A total of 290 apartments in 11 buildings were damaged by a blast wave as a result of a drone attack on Odesa on the night of June 10."
Odesa's Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov declared June 11 a day of mourning in the city of Odesa.
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