Smoke rises from Odesa high-rise roof after Oct. 18 strike, National Police photo

The upper floors of a cream-coloured high-rise with rounded balconies under a grey sky, white smoke pouring from its damaged rooftop and emergency workers on the roof edge; trees at right and a National Police of Ukraine watermark at lower right. — National Police of Ukraine (npu.gov.ua), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0

Photo published Oct. 18, 2026 by the National Police of Ukraine. Police say Russian forces attacked civilian infrastructure in a densely populated district of Odesa during the day on Oct. 18, damaging the roof of a residential high-rise and several flats and starting a fire; a child was injured. The State Emergency Service says the roof, a rooftop boiler room and 19th-floor flats were damaged and more than 50 rescuers put out the fire. The photo shows white smoke rising from the damaged roof of the high-rise, with emergency workers on the roof edge. No injured people are visible.

What: Smoke rises from Odesa high-rise roof after Oct. 18 strike, National Police photo
Where: Odesa, Ukraine
When: Oct 18, 2026
Who: National Police of Ukraine
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None shown. Smoke over a damaged roof; no injured people visible. The release reports an injured child. Graphic level: none.

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National Police of Ukraine · Odesa police work at the site of an enemy hit on a high-rise; a child was injured (National Police of Ukraine)

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Captured 18 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: National Police of Ukraine. Location: Odesa, Ukraine.

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Credit: National Police of Ukraine (npu.gov.ua), CC BY 4.0. License: CC BY 4.0.