During a nighttime drone attack on the suburbs of Odesa, a dog breeding facility was damaged. A dog named Ichi fled, but its owner, Oksana Prokhorova, confirmed it had been found.
In a statement to local media, the woman shared her experience of the evening attack, stating that the missing dog was located.
"It was an incredibly terrifying night. The explosions were deafening, windows shattered. Doors in the breeding facility were blown off... The worst part was that the kennel caught fire, and the dog ran away, but it was found by morning," Oksana recounted.
One of the dogs from Orenburg suffers from stress during shelling, so during air raid alerts, it stays with its owner in the bathroom.
"The noise was horrific. My husband rushed in and lay on us just as the explosion occurred," the woman recalled.
The escaped dog was in its kennel during the explosion and fled out of fear:
"Fortunately, he was just in the kennel. We checked at night and saw no blood — we knew we would find him. All the dog owners tried to help with the search, but it was only in the morning when it got light that we found him."
What is known about the attack on the outskirts of Odesa on April 22, 2025
The air raid alert in the Odesa region lasted from 22:13 to 23:23 on the night of April 22. Explosions were heard in Odesa.
The head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleg Kiper, reported that Russia conducted a drone strike on civilian infrastructure. As a result of the shelling, several fires broke out, and two people were injured.
The Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office has initiated a pre-trial investigation into the war crimes. Preliminary reports indicate damage to private enterprise buildings, residential homes, and vehicles. A 66-year-old local resident suffered burns and was hospitalized.
