Russian strike on Odesa high-rise injures child, causes roof fire

Russian forces attacked a residential high-rise building in a densely populated district of Odesa on Sunday, October 18, causing a roof fire and damaging top-floor apartments. A 13-year-old girl was injured in the strike, according to Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa Military Administration. Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, reported two casualties and published photos of the aftermath. Separately, energy company DTEK announced emergency power outages in the Odesa region due to Russian attacks, leaving 24,100 households in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Izmail, and Bolhrad districts without electricity, citing extensive damage requiring time to repair. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that overnight Russia launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Voronezh Oblast and 180 Shahed attack drones, including 26 jet-powered variants, along with S-8000 Banderol/Dan-T and Gerbera drones and decoy UAVs.