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

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
- 2026-10-18
- Source
- National Police of Ukraine
- Credit
- National Police of Ukraine (npu.gov.ua), CC BY 4.0
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Details
- Official release · National Police of Ukraine · Odesa, Ukraine
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