An image showing the damage in a neighborhood of summer cottages in Odesa district as a result of a Russian attack on Nov. 10, 2023. (Southern Defense Forces / Telegram).
A Russian attack on Odesa district injured three people, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper reported on Nov. 10.
One of the wounded, a 96-year-old woman, is receiving treatment in hospital after she was found under the rubble of a summer cottage.
Her condition is stable, Kiper said. Two others, aged aged 72 and 73, were treated for minor injuries.
The air alert sounded in Odesa at around 7:35 p.m. local time and lasted around half an hour. The Southern Defense Forces reported that two rockets had hit the area.
An alert for attack drones sounded again at around 9:15 p.m, followed by the third alert of the evening at around 10:15 p.m.
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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