Russian troops strike Odesa shopping center, sparking fire

Russian troops struck a shopping center building in Odesa on the evening of Tuesday, November 3, causing a fire at the attack site. No information about casualties has been reported so far. Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, reported the strike on Telegram. The attack follows a previous Russian assault on Odesa on November 2 that injured four people and damaged two residential buildings and a garage. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that since 18:00 on November 2, Russia launched a large-scale attack using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and 289 attack drones. Air defense forces intercepted or suppressed 309 targets, including three ballistic missiles, about 49 cruise missiles, and 257 drones.