Second Car Explodes in Odesa in One Day, Killing Driver and Injuring Passenger

A car exploded while driving through Odesa on Tuesday evening, killing the driver and injuring a female passenger in the second vehicle explosion reported in the city within 24 hours. The blast occurred on Nebesnoi Sotni Avenue on July 28, according to Odesa Oblast police.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Early reports from law enforcement agencies indicate that the explosion occurred while the car was moving,” police said. “The driver of the crossover was killed at the scene, while his female passenger was injured and taken to hospital.” Investigators, forensic specialists and bomb-disposal experts were dispatched to the scene as authorities began examining what caused the vehicle to explode. Police have not yet announced a legal classification for the incident. Traffic was disrupted around the site while emergency and investigative teams worked in the area. According to sources cited by local outlet Dumskaya, the man killed in the explosion was a retired Interior Ministry veteran who had been out of service for more than 12 years. The outlet reported that he was not currently connected to Ukraine’s security services or Defense Forces and had been working in private transportation. Second Odesa car explosion within hours The fatal blast was already the second car explosion in Odesa on July 28, raising particular concern after Ukrainian security authorities classified the earlier incident as a terrorist attack. On Tuesday morning, another vehicle exploded in the courtyard of a residential building, injuring its driver. Other Topics of Interest US Senate Delivers Overwhelming 86–12 Bipartisan Backing for Russia Sanctions as Zelensky Watches Zelensky’s Capitol visit coincides with a decisive push to squeeze Moscow’s energy revenues and raise the cost of continuing the war. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) classified that explosion as a terrorist attack. Law-enforcement sources told Ukrainska Pravda that the vehicle belonged to a Ukrainian service member. Authorities have not publicly established a connection between the two explosions. The circumstances surrounding Tuesday evening’s fatal blast remain under investigation, with police yet to say whether the vehicle was deliberately targeted or what type of explosive device, if any, caused the explosion. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.