Fires Rage In Odessa Because Of The Attack Of Russian "Shaheds"

• 27.01.2026, 8:21

Houses, a church and a kindergarten were damaged.

As a result of the night attack of the Russian "Shaheds" in Odessa, the number of victims has increased. Many destructions and large-scale fires have been recorded in the city, there may be people under the rubble of one of the destroyed houses.

At night on January 27, several residential high-rise buildings and private houses, as well as a kindergarten and a church building in the central part of the city were hit in Odessa. The head of the Odessa city military administration Sergey Lysak told about the consequences of the shelling.

According to him, the number of wounded in Odessa has risen to three people. However, this number may increase, because in Hajibey district of the city, where the situation is the most difficult now, a part of a residential building was destroyed because of the attack: people could be under the rubble, Lysak said.

"The most difficult situation at one of the locations in Hajibey district - a part of a residential building was destroyed there. Preliminary, there may be people under the rubble. Search and rescue work does not stop for a minute," the official noted.

The attack at locations in Odessa has raised large-scale fires, the official added.

Rescuers and other operational services continue to work on the ground. State Emergency Service employees managed to rescue people from blocked premises and evacuate many residents of houses.

Data on the consequences of the shelling of the city are being clarified.

Attack on Odessa: what is known

The explosions in Odessa occurred around 02:20 hours: before that, the Air Force and monitoring channels warned about the movement of drones from the sea on a course to the city. After that, local media and authorities reported damage to infrastructure in the city, destruction and fire.

According to preliminary data from monitoring channels, the enemy sent about 15 attack drones to Odessa this night.