State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU)
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) is the central executive body responsible for civil protection, fire safety, emergency response and rescue operations. It operates under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, DSNS rescuers have routinely worked at the sites of missile strikes and shelling, carried out demining operations and assisted affected civilians.
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Russian strikes hit 13 oblasts overnight; drone strike on Odesa apartment building injures 17, including 3 children
On the night of September 3, Russian attacks caused destruction or damage in 13 Ukrainian oblasts, President Volodymyr Zelensky reported via social media. A drone hit a residential high-rise in Odesa, injuring 17 people including three children, while strikes on Obukhiv and Boryspil districts in Kyiv Oblast sparked a fire at a pharmaceutical warehouse. Zelensky said Russia is continuing to escalate and called on partners to strengthen Ukraine's air defense, including anti-missile and anti-drone systems.