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Air defense downs 7 Russian drones in Odesa Oblast

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Air defense downs 7 Russian drones in Odesa Oblast
One of the Russian attack drones downed over Odesa Oblast on the evening of Dec. 22, 2023. (Southern Defense Forces / Telegram)

Air defense in Odesa Oblast downed seven Russian attack drones, the Southern Defense Forces reported on the evening of Dec. 22.

Russia frequently attacks Odesa Oblast, in particular its port and grain export infrastructure.

"All seven enemy targets were shot down," but one explosion damaged the windows of an educational institutions in Odesa district, the report said.

No casualties have been reported, according to Odesa Oblast Governer Oleh Kiper. The air alarm sounded at around 6:15 p.m. local time and lasted nearly two hours.

A Russian drone attack on Odesa on Dec. 12 wounded two civilians, one of whom later died of a heart attack while receiving treatment for his injuries in hospital.

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Elsa Court is the audience development manager at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a news editor at the Kyiv Independent and was an intern at the Kyiv Post in 2018. She has a Master’s in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from Utrecht University. Elsa is originally from the UK.

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