Russian forces launched drone strikes on Odesa during the night of 21 November, damaging residential buildings and an industrial facility. Five people were injured in the attack, according to Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa Military Administration.
Among those hospitalized were a 49-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy who sustained thermal burns, as well as a 70-year-old man with a head injury, Lysak said. Two other men received outpatient care—one for acute stress reaction and another for facial burns, Oleh Kiper, head of the regional administration, added.
"Emergency and utility services are working at the scene, elimination of consequences continues," Lysak added.
The air raid alert sounded at 10:54 pm on 20 November. The Air Forces warned of drones moving in the Black Sea toward the Odesa Oblast, and later of UAVs heading toward or past Odesa and Chornomorsk. The all-clear was given at 12:14 am.
A second air alert followed at 1:35 am. The Air Forces reported drone movement from the Black Sea toward or past Odesa, Chornomorsk, Pivdenne, and Chornomorske. The first explosion in Odesa occurred at 1:58 AM—there were at least three blasts total. The all-clear came at 2:13 am.
In Zaporizhzhia, the number of injured from a Russian strike rose to eight, regional head Fedorov wrote. Five deaths have been confirmed.
Russian troops also struck Kostiantynivka with an FPV drone, targeting a civilian vehicle. The attack injured one woman while she was driving, according to Serhiy Horbunov, head of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration.
"The attack was directed at the city, as a result of which one civilian was injured," Horbunov said. The woman received medical assistance, and the vehicle was damaged.
On 20 November, Russian forces injured four residents of Donetsk Oblast. The casualty count does not include Mariupol and Volnovakha.
In Kherson Oblast, five settlements came under fire during the previous day—Kherson, Antonivka, Prydniprovske, Komyshany, and Molodizhne. Russian artillery and drone attacks damaged private and multi-story buildings, two educational institutions, and a gas pipeline. One person was killed and four were wounded in the Kherson community.
