--- title: "Jet-powered drone strikes central Odesa: number of casualties rises to seven" description: "On September 18, a Russian jet-powered drone struck an administrative building in the center of Odesa. According to the latest data, seven people were injured, one of them in critical condition; an operational headquarters is working at the scene." date: 2026-09-18T13:34:01.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/jet-powered-drone-strikes-central-odesa tags: [odessa, drone-attack, russia-ukraine, civilian-casualties, emergency-services] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Jet-powered drone strikes central Odesa: number of casualties rises to seven ![Реактивный дрон ударил по центру Одессы: число пострадавших выросло до семи](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/19/udar-po-tsentru-odessy-reaktivnym-dronom/udar-po-tsentru-odessy-reaktivnym-dronom-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - On September 18, a jet-powered UAV struck an administrative building in the center of Odesa, damaging the facade and glazing, and the fire spread across several floors. - The number of casualties rose from three to seven over the course of the day; one injured person is in critical condition, and most have shrapnel wounds. - An operational headquarters has been set up at the scene, and all emergency services are working. - The strike was part of a series of attacks on Odesa in September: on the 13th on the EVA sorting center, on the 12th on a residential building with one fatality, on the 10th on humanitarian aid warehouses, and on the 8th on the "7th Kilometer" market. ### Strike on the city center On Friday, September 18, Russian occupiers struck a crowded location in the center of Odesa with a jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle. According to RBC-Ukraine, this was announced by Oleg Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration: "The enemy attacked the center of Odesa. A jet-powered UAV damaged an administrative building." He said that as a result of the impact, the facade and glazing of the administrative building were destroyed, and the resulting fire spread across several floors. Work to eliminate the consequences of the attack continued at the scene. ### Update on the number of casualties The number of injured was being updated as information came in from the scene. Initially, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak reported three injured, noting that one of them was in critical condition and all had been hospitalized. Later, Oleg Kiper stated that the number of casualties had risen to five, most of them with shrapnel wounds. After that, Serhiy Lysak updated the figures, reporting seven injured. According to him, all the wounded are receiving the necessary medical care. ### Contradictory data In the statements of officials throughout the day, discrepancies in the figures were noted: first three injured were reported, then five, and ultimately seven. These discrepancies are due to the fact that the data were updated as emergency services worked and people were hospitalized, rather than to conflicting accounts of the attack itself. It should also be noted separately that the nighttime strike on a multi-story residential building in Odesa, which injured three people, including a three-year-old child, is a separate incident, chronologically distinct from the daytime jet-powered drone strike on the administrative building in the city center. ### Chronology of attacks on Odesa in September Odesa has continued to endure enemy strikes throughout September. On September 13, Russian occupiers struck the sorting center of the EVA cosmetics retail chain in Odesa with missiles. On the night of September 12, a multi-story residential building was severely damaged: injuries were reported, and later the body of a victim was found under the rubble. On September 10, the Russians attacked warehouses of humanitarian aid in the city, and on September 8 they struck the "7th Kilometer" market on the city's outskirts. ### Response of emergency services According to Serhiy Lysak, all relevant services are working at the scene of the daytime strike, and an operational headquarters has been set up to assist people. Work is underway to eliminate the consequences of the fire and the destruction of the administrative building, and the injured are receiving medical care in hospitals. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Russia strikes a crowded location in the center of Odesa with a jet-powered drone](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rosiya-vdarila-reaktivnim-dronom-lyudnomu-1789738191.html) - Первичный источник: заявления Кипера и Лысака об ударе реактивного БПЛА по админзданиям в центре Одессы и динамике числа пострадавших. - [Strike on the center of Odesa: number of casualties rises](https://korrespondent.net/city/odessa/4912978-udar-po-tsentru-odessy-chyslo-postradavshykh-vyroslo) - Подтверждает рост числа пострадавших в результате удара по центру Одессы. - [Russian drone hits a shopping center near Odesa](https://korrespondent.net/city/odessa/4903318-dron-rf-popal-v-torhovyi-tsentr-pod-odessoi) - Подтверждает рост числа пострадавших в результате удара по центру Одессы. - [Russian Armed Forces jet-powered drone strikes the "Nova Poshta" building in an Odesa shopping center — Kiper](https://www.mk.ru/politics/2026/08/16/reaktivnyy-dron-vs-rf-udaril-po-zdaniyu-novoy-pochty-v-tc-odessy-kiper.html) - Датирован 16.08.2026 и описывает иное событие (здание «Новой почты» в ТЦ); не подтверждает и не опровергает атаку 18.09, в статью не включён. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What did the jet-powered drone hit in the center of Odesa on September 18? **A:** According to Oleg Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, the jet-powered UAV damaged an administrative building: the facade and glazing were destroyed, and the fire spread across several floors. ### Q: How many people were injured? **A:** The number was updated throughout the day: initially three were reported, then five, and according to the latest data from Serhiy Lysak — seven injured. One of them is in critical condition, and most have shrapnel wounds. ### Q: What is being done at the scene? **A:** All relevant services are working, an operational headquarters has been set up, work is underway to eliminate the consequences of the fire and destruction, and the injured have been hospitalized. ### Q: Is the nighttime strike on the residential building related to the daytime drone attack? **A:** No, these are separate incidents. At night, a multi-story residential building was damaged (three injured, including a three-year-old child), and during the day a jet-powered drone struck an administrative building in the center.