03/05/2026
Another night under fire for Odessa. A massive attack by kamikaze drones on the night of April 30 became a new test for the city. While Odessans were trying to fall asleep, the sky above the coast was torn apart by flashes and the roar of "shaheeds". One of the enemy drones hit directly at a civilian facility - the Admiral Hotel. The fire that broke out at the scene of the hit was so powerful that it took rescuers several hours to extinguish it. The morning revealed a terrible picture: instead of a cozy building - ruins and ashes.
Hotel owner Vladislav Hryhorchuk arrived at the scene as soon as the security situation allowed. The picture he saw was shocking: one of the hotel buildings had practically ceased to exist. It was not just a damaged facade - it was completely destroyed walls and ceilings. The damage from the attack is estimated to be enormous, because dozens of rooms ready to receive guests were hit.
The interior now resembles an exclusion zone. The rooms, which had a homely atmosphere just yesterday, are now littered with pieces of furniture and broken glass. The blast wave damaged even those parts of the building that the flames did not reach. But in this hell, a real miracle happened, which is the result of careful preparation. Despite the direct hit, not a single person died.
When the alarm sounded, the guests and residents of the surrounding buildings did not hesitate. The concrete shelter that was set up in the hotel became reliable protection for dozens of people. While another ammunition was exploding on the street, silence reigned in the shelter, which saved lives.
As the owner Vladislav Hryhorchuk said
This is not the first strike on this area. Last summer, the arrivals of four "shaheeds" were already recorded here, which led to the demolition of a neighboring building. The symbol of this terror was the fragment of a drone stuck in the branches of a tree in the yard, like a reminder of the price the city pays every night. Odesa has once again stood its ground, but the wounds inflicted on the city are growing deeper. The dismantling of the rubble continues, and with it the recording of another war crime against peaceful Ukrainians.
НАСЛІДКИ АТАКИ НА ГОТЕЛЬ «АДМІРАЛ» 30.04.2026