The key facts

  • In Odesa, Russian forces struck twice at a site where a fire was being extinguished; rescuers survived, but equipment was damaged and there were no casualties.
  • In Zaporizhzhia, the number of injured rose from two to four: women aged 22 and 30, and men aged 40 and 61.
  • Ukraine's Armed Forces report 140 Shahed-type drones launched and three Kh-59/69 missiles shot down.

Repeated strike on the fire scene in Odesa

Overnight on October 26, Russian strikes hit Odesa and Zaporizhzhia, Euronews reports citing Ukrainian services. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, in Odesa firefighters were extinguishing a fire at a private industrial facility when Russian forces struck the same location two more times. The rescuers took shelter and were unharmed, but fire and rescue equipment was damaged. More than 50 rescuers were involved in the response; authorities reported 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.

Zaporizhzhia: houses, a hotel and buses damaged

In Zaporizhzhia, the overnight attack damaged private houses, a hotel, two buses and outbuildings. Three cars and dry vegetation caught fire, and rescuers combed the area for anyone trapped under the rubble. Acting head of the regional military administration Mykhailo Semikin initially reported two people injured, then raised the number of wounded to four: two women aged 22 and 30 and two men aged 40 and 61.

Drone figures and the work of emergency services

Ukraine's Air Force said that overnight Russia launched 140 attack drones of the Shahed type and decoys, including 70 jet-powered drones. According to the agency, air defenses shot down or suppressed 112 drones, among them 56 jet-powered ones, as well as three guided Kh-59/69 missiles. On Monday morning, emergency crews remained at the impact sites, extinguishing fires, assessing structural damage and restoring services.

Context and what remains unclear

Editorially, it is worth noting the nature of the Odesa incident: according to the Ukrainian emergency service, the strike hit a site where rescuers were already working — this resulted in damage to equipment, although the personnel survived. As of Monday morning, the assessment of the scale of damage in both regions was still ongoing; final figures on the destruction and, possibly, an updated number of casualties have not yet been published. The reports on the number of downed drones come from the Ukrainian side and were not independently verified in the cited publication.