Night drone attack on Dnipro and Odesa: what is known about the hits, casualties and destruction

On the night of February 23, Russian forces attacked Dnipro and Odesa with kamikaze drones. The enemy hit a high-rise building and other infrastructure. As a result, people were killed and injured.

TSN.ua has compiled everything known about the nighttime drone attack on Ukraine on February 23.

Attack on Dnipro

During the night Ukrainian air defense forces shot down five enemy drones over Dnipropetrovsk region: two each in Synelnykivskyi and Dniprovskyi districts. Another one in Novomoskovskyi district.

However, it was not possible to avoid hits. Russian drones struck a high-rise building and an enterprise in Dnipro. Emergency rescue operations are underway at the scene.

At first, it was reported that four people were injured, as well as people trapped under the rubble. Later it became known that eight people were injured in the Dnipro high-rise building, seven of whom were taken to the hospital. Currently, two of the injured remain in the hospital in a moderate condition. The rest will be treated on an outpatient basis.

In addition to Dnipro, the occupiers attacked Nikopol district of the region. The enemy shelled the district center, as well as the communities of Myriv and Chervonohryhorivka, with artillery fire. Two enterprises, three private houses and outbuildings were damaged. Power lines were also affected. People were not injured.

Attack on Odesa

On the same night, Russian forces attacked Odesa with drones. Simultaneously, the enemy directed missiles of the types X-31P and X-22 towards the city, launched from tactical and strategic aircraft from the Black Sea. The missiles lost their combat capability in the air.

Air defense units shot down nine drones heading towards Odesa. One of the downed drones fell on the building of the enterprise in the coastal zone of the city. As a result of the impact, the building suffered significant destruction. A fire broke out, covering an area of 500 square meters. A search and rescue operation was organized on the spot. 34 rescuers worked there, and eight units of firefighting equipment were involved.

During the firefighting operation, rescuers discovered the body of one deceased. Also, from the damaged building they managed to rescue a security guard who was unharmed.

As a result of the attack, three people lost their lives in Odesa.

"Two more deceased were found under the rubble. In total, there are 3 casualties due to the enemy attack. The search has been concluded. Watering and clearance are underway," the Southern Defense Forces reported.

How many drones were shot down by air defense systems

The occupiers launched 31 "Shahed" drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia and from Cape Chauda in Crimea; three S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from Donetsk region; the X-31P anti-radar missile and two X-22 cruise missiles from the Black Sea.

The Air Force reported that 23 drones were destroyed by air defense in Odesa, Mykolaiv, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions.

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