The State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Odesa region released a video on Wednesday (December 31) showing a damaged residential building following an overnight Russian drone attack. Reuters was able to independently verify the location by the building's exterior, facade, windows, and trees which matched file and satellite imagery. Reuters was not able to independently verify the date when the footage was taken. But regional governor of Odesa Oleh Kiper confirmed the reports of attack on Odesa on Telegram app. Firefighters were seen at the scene extinguishing fires with water sprays, while some residents sheltered in emergency tents. According to regional authorities, in Odesa city, which is the administrative centre of the broader Odesa region, four people were injured, including a seven-month-old infant, two other children, and a 42-year-old man, Serhiy Lisak, the head of Odesa's military administration, said on Telegram. Odesa, a major Black Sea port, has been repeatedly targeted by Russian missiles and drones during nearly four years of war, with strikes frequently hitting energy, transport and port infrastructure as well as residential areas. Reuters could not independently verify the reports. There was no immediate comment from Russia about the attacks on Odesa.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VIDEO SHOWS: AFTERMATH OF ATTACK OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING / EMERGENCY CREW ON SCENE

VERIFIED BY

- Building exterior, facade, windows, and trees matched file and satellite imagery

- Date not verified

SHOWS: ODESA, ODESA REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED DECEMBER 31, 2025) (STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE IN THE ODESA REGION - Must on-screen courtesy State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Odesa region)

1. (NIGHT SHOT) EMERGENCY VEHICLE PARKED OUTSIDE BOMBED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING / APARTMENT ON FIRE

2. RESCUER TENDING TO INJURED CAT

3. (NIGHT SHOT) WATER STREAM SPRAYING BOMBED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

4. RESCUERS WALKING UPSTAIRS IN ATTACKED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

5. RESCUERS ASSISTING VICTIM DOWNSTAIRS

6. (NIGHT SHOT) RESIDENTS WALKING WITH SPACE BLANKET

7. (NIGHT SHOT) FIREFIGHTER SPRAYING BOMBED RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH FIRE HOSES

8. (NIGHT SHOT) SECURITY PERSONNEL AND RESIDENTS BEHIND CAUTION LINE

9. (NIGHT SHOT) FIREFIGHTERS PUTTING OUT FIRE

10. SECURITY PERSONNEL AND RESIDENTS

11. (NIGHT SHOT) PEOPLE GATHERING AROUND EMERGENCY TENT, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL

12. PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL INSIDE EMERGENCY TENT