{"id":523093,"date":"2026-01-01T02:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=523093"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T21:27:09","slug":"4-killed-in-russian-attack-on-odesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/4-killed-in-russian-attack-on-odesa\/","title":{"rendered":"4 killed in Russian attack on Odesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> MOSCOW<br \/>\nRussia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine\u2019s Odesa region, damaging residential buildings and infrastructure and injuring four people, including three children, regional authorities said on Wednesday. Odesa, a major Black Sea port, has been repeatedly targeted by Russian missiles and \u200cdrones during nearly \u200cfour years of \u200cwar, with strikes frequently \u200chitting energy, transport and port infrastructure as well as residential areas.<br \/>\n\u201cStrike drones attacked residential, logistics and energy infrastructure in our region,\u201d Oleh Kiper, governor of the Odesa region, said on the Telegram messaging app. In Odesa city, which is \u200cthe administrative center of \u200dthe broader Odesa \u200dregion, four people were injured, including \u200da seven-month-old infant, two other children, and a 42-year-old man, Serhiy Lisak, the head of Odesa\u2019s military administration, said on Telegram.<br \/>\nHe said that drone debris and direct hits damaged facades and windows of several high-rise apartment buildings.<br \/>\nLisak posted images showing smoke billowing from a multi-story apartment building at night, with flames visible in several windows and what appears to be a firefighter\u2019s water jet aimed at the facade.<br \/>\nReuters could not independently verify the reports. 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