Russia strikes maternity hospital, educational institutions in Odesa, killing 2, injuring 14
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Russian forces launched a drone attack on the city of Odesa overnight on March 28, killing two victims and injuring at least 14, including a child, officials reported.
Serhii Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, said that a drone had struck the roof of a maternity hospital, as well as three "educational institutions," in the Prymorskyi district of the city.
An apartment building was also struck causing "partial destruction" between the fourth and fifth floors, officials said.
Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported the following day that two people were killed in the strikes and 14 other victims were injured and receiving medical care.
Maternity hospital staff and patients were evacuated to an underground shelter amid the attack.
Located in southern Ukraine off the Black Sea, the port city of Odesa has served as a regular target of Russian attacks given its proximity to Russian-occupied Crimea.
Throughout the full-scale war, Russia has multiple times targeted maternity hospitals, alongside attacks on other civilian infrastructure. Educational institutions have also served as a regular target of attack, with strikes on schools and universities especially prevalent around the front line region.
