Death toll from Russian drone attack on Odesa rises to five

The number of people killed in a Russian drone attack on a nine-story apartment building in Odesa has increased to five.

Ukraine's State Emergency Service reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"Odesa. At 14:50, rescue workers of the State Emergency Service recovered the fifth body from under the rubble at the level of the first floor," the post said.

On the night of March 1-2, Russian invaders attacked Odesa with kamikaze drones. An enemy drone hit a multi-story residential building, destroying part of an 18-apartment section of the building.

As of 13:00, four people were reported dead, including a child. Eight people were injured, including a child. Five people were rescued.