The scale of damage in Odesa as a result of the night attack was reported on the local Telegram channel.
As of 4:00 pm, 296 buildings were damaged in Odesa, with 1,460 windows shattered by the blast wave over a total area of about 2,500 square metres. Public utilities are working to repair the damage caused by the night attack. Currently, more than 30% of the window openings are covered," the statement said.
"The remains of the downed missile near the FOZZY hypermarket show that the Russians hit with Kalibr missiles," Serhiy Bratchuk, chairman of the Public Council at the Odesa Regional Military Administration, told Espreso.
"Everything is completely burnt out, there was a large hypermarket where half the city used to buy food. Unfortunately, it was a hit. There were fires in many locations. That's why rescuers were working for so long. An hour ago, I was at that location, and a fire hydrant was still working to extinguish the remnants of the fire. More than 200 apartments were damaged, as well as medical facilities, including a maternity hospital. Seven educational institutions - kindergartens and schools. Now everyone is working on the reconstruction. It was all taken with concern, but without panic. The remains near FOZZY show that it was a Kalibr missile," Bratchuk said.
The fact that the hypermarket will not work was announced earlier on the official website of the FOZZY Cash&Carry chain.
"Odesa today is a place of our pain. The place of the burnt goals of our 270 employees who continued to go to work to feed their families and live a normal life even during the war," the statement said.
The chain noted that no one was killed in the Russian attack, but three employees of the hypermarket were injured. Their condition is currently stable.
"This place used to be a beautiful renovated FOZZY hypermarket, but its doors are now closed. We regret to inform you that FOZZY in Odesa will not be open. Dear citizens of Odesa, we thank you for your warm words of support, your compassion inspires and keeps us going. We believe that we will survive and will definitely rebuild every square metre," the FOZZY Cash&Carry company said.
The Fozzy Group's Facebook post also notes that 270 employees of the Odesa hypermarket will be offered jobs in other businesses and relocation to other cities with FOZZY hypermarkets.
The company added that the damage caused by the destruction of the premises could reach hundreds of millions of hryvnias.
"We have yet to accurately assess the damage, but we are talking about hundreds of millions of hryvnias. This is a huge loss, so it is too early to talk about future plans. Despite the enemy's attacks, we continue to work. We are holding on, we are standing and we believe in victory!" Fozzy Group emphasised.
On the night of August 14, Russian terrorists attacked Odesa with missiles and drones.
Serhiy Bratchuk, head of the Public Council at the Odesa Regional Military Administration, said that the Russian enemy attacked the region three times at night, using two waves of attack drones, a total of 15, and eight sea-based Kalibr missiles.
The air defence forces managed to repel all the attacks. However, as a result of the missiles fired by the enemy into the centre of Odesa, a dormitory of an educational institution and a supermarket were damaged by the debris.
As of 08:19 am, according to updated information, it is known that a residential building was also damaged. The blast wave smashed windows in several buildings and damaged cars parked nearby. Fires broke out at three of the facilities. Two of the victims were hospitalised.
The head of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleh Kiper, later said that three employees of the supermarket were also injured in the Russian attack. According to him, the victims are now being provided with all the necessary medical care.
According to Ukraine's Air Force, on the night of August 14, Russia launched several waves of strikes on the territory of Ukraine, using 15 attack drones and 8 Kalibr cruise missiles. Defense forces destroyed all of them and eliminated another Russian helicopter.