On the night of 2 March, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 17 Shahed-136/131 kamikaze UAVs. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 14 drones, as reported by Ukraine’s Air Force.
One of the Shahed drone struck an apartment building in Odesa, destroying one section.
As of 9 am, the bodies of two civilians were retrieved from under the rubble, Oleh Kiper, head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration, reported.
According to Kiper, seven more civilians were injured, including a pregnant woman and a 3-year-old girl.
Rescue efforts at the site are ongoing.