Strike sets the roof of a 19-storey Odesa apartment block on fire; a child is among the injured

Oct 18, Odesa, Ukraine: a Russian strike set the roof of a 19-storey apartment block on fire and partly destroyed two top-floor flats, officials say. A child is among the injured. More than 50 rescuers put out the blaze.
- What
- Strike sets the roof of a 19-storey Odesa apartment block on fire; a child is among the injured
- Where
- Odesa, Ukraine
- When
- Oct 18, 2026
- Who
- National Police of Ukraine, Ukrinform, Kyiv Post
- Status
- reported as stated
Sources
- National Police of Ukraine, 2026-10-18 14:10 Kyiv (strike during the day on a densely populated district; roof and several flats damaged; fire; a child injured)
- Ukrinform, 2026-10-18 17:15 Kyiv (DSNS: roof, boiler room and top-floor flats damaged; fire put out; residents evacuated; more than 50 rescuers; a child injured)
- Kyiv Post, 2026-10-18 (governor Oleh Kiper: roof blaze; upper-floor flats damaged; first reported two hurt, including a child)
- RBC-Ukraine, 2026-10-18 14:23 Kyiv (governor Oleh Kiper; two injured, including a child)
- TSN, 2026-10-18 14:51 Kyiv (19-storey building; two top-floor flats and a rooftop boiler room partly destroyed; a child injured)
- Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-18 11:10 UTC (governor said two injured, including a child)
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