Odesa on fire due to shelling: Russia changed its attack tactics (updated).

Last night, the Russians shelled Odesa again, leading to the emergence of fires. Local media reports this.

According to reports, around 9 PM, air raid sirens sounded across the city, followed by loud explosions. This resulted in large-scale fires.

Russian drones are hitting civilian targets in Odesa, there are casualties in the city.Head of the Office of the President Yermak reported this. pic.twitter.com/M5TGReu8L7

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The head of the National Security Threat Center stated that the Russians have changed their shelling tactics.

'Odesa, hold on. Russia has somewhat changed its tactics for attacking Ukrainian cities with drones - they are trying to act in large numbers to try to overload air defense, mobile groups, and electronic warfare,' he said.

Currently, the threat of 'Shaheds' persists in the city. Dozens of drones are attacking Odesa, already resulting in casualties. Rescuers and other services are working at the scene.

Meanwhile, the head of the President's Office confirmed that Russia is once again attacking civilian objects in Odesa.

Russian terrorists are attacking Odesa, local social media reports pic.twitter.com/R6N8FonhUb

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Updated 23:37

The enemy is actively attacking Odesa and surrounding areas using drones. The head of the Odesa region military-civil administration reported damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings, shopping centers, and stores.

Currently, there are reports of three casualties, including a minor girl.

The Russian attack caused massive fires in three different locations. There was also a local power outage in the Primorsky, Peresyp, and Kyiv districts of Odesa.

The same drones attacked Kropyvnytskyi at night. Russian forces damaged residential buildings and infrastructure.

Rescuers showed damaged houses and injured people after the strike.

A new attack by Russian troops using drones also occurred in Sloviansk. After the sounds of drones in the air, explosions followed.