On the night of March 2, a Russian strike drone hit a high-rise building in Odesa, Paralel.Az reports citing Ukrainian media.

18 apartments of a nine-story residential building were destroyed.

A rescue operation is underway in Odesa following an attack by a Russian drone. The body of the eighth dead person was found under the rubble of a high-rise building.

Among the dead are two children. It is known about 8 wounded, including 1 child. 5 people were saved.

Among the victims is a pregnant woman, she is in an average degree of severity in the hospital. Three more people with multiple injuries were also hospitalized, among them a 26-year-old girl in a serious condition, the other two in a medium condition.

The search and rescue operation is ongoing.

On March 3, mourning was announced in Odesa and the region.