Russian drone attack kills two, injures 15 in Ukraine's Odesa

Emergency services personnel work at a site damaged during a Russian drone attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a location given as Odesa, Ukraine in this screen grab from handout video released May 1, 2025. Mayor of Odesa Hennadii Trukhanov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) -Russian drones attacked Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa early on Thursday, killing two people and injuring 15 more, in addition to sparking fires and damaging infrastructure, emergency services said.

"The enemy attack damaged residential high-rises, private houses, a supermarket, a school, and cars," regional governor Oleh Kiper wrote on the Telegram messaging app. "Fires broke out in some places and are being extinguished by our rescuers."