STORY: A Russian drone strike ignited a fire in a parking lot in Odesa on Tuesday (July 22), destroying several cars and damaging a nearby supermarket, local officials said.

Local emergency services shared footage showing firefighters extinguishing several fires in a parking lot.

Reuters was able to confirm the location as buildings and road layout matched satellite and street view imagery, corroborating with Reuters self coverage. The date was verified by Reuters self coverage.

Two car owners said their cars were completely destroyed in the fire.

Police cordoned off a supermarket that was damaged, with blood visible near the damaged storefront.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VIDEO SHOWS: DRONE STRIKE AFTERMATH, EMERGENCY SERVICES ON SITE / DESTROYED VEHICLES / SOUNDBITES FROM CAR OWNERS / DAMAGED SUPERMARKET, BUILDING FACADE

VERIFIED BY:

- Buildings and road layout matched satellite and street view imagery, corroborating with Reuters self coverage

- Date was verified by Reuters self coverage, and the announcement from the mayor of Odesa

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SHOWS: ODESA, UKRAINE (JULY 22, 2025) (STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE IN ODESA REGION - must on screen courtesy State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa Region) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF FIREFIGHTERS HOSING DOWN FLAMES IN PARKING LOT

2. EMERGENCY SERVICE WORKER HANDING OUT WATER TO LOCAL RESIDENTS

3. DAMAGED SUPERMARKET FACADE

4. BURNED OUT CARS

5. EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLES

ODESA, UKRAINE (JULY 22, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

6. VARIOUS OF PARKING LOT HIT IN DRONE ATTACK, DAMAGED AND BURNED OUT CARS

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) LOCAL RESIDENT AND CAR OWNER, NADIIA HULYA, 25, SAYING:

"The universe decided that today, on July 22nd, I'm supposed to stay alive, and that my car has to burn out. My car burned stronger than the others, because I had just filled up my tank. The fire was beautiful and bright, which is how I like to live my life."

8. VARIOUS OF DESTROYED CARS

9. VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS AT SCENE

10. CAR OWNERS AT POLICE CAR

11. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) CAR OWNER, OLEKSANDR (NO SURNAME GIVEN), 67, SAYING:

"I ran outside to have a look at my car. I had some hope, maybe I would manage to drive it away? But it was impossible, there was no way out."

12. DESTROYED CARS

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) CAR OWNER, OLEKSANDR (NO SURNAME GIVEN), 67, SAYING:

"I bought it straight from the Mazda dealership over there. Mileage was 50,000 kilometres (31,000 miles), produced in 2008. This car was ideal... was."

14. RUBBLE ON PAVEMENT IN STREET

15. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED SUPERMARKET, BLOOD ON FLOOR, POLICE CORDON

16. CARS ON STREET, RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

17. VARIOUS OF MAN STANDING WHERE WINDOW WAS BEFORE STRIKE