Overnight drone strikes by Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s crucial Odesa port on the Black Sea, according to Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba’s Wednesday announcement.
The assault damaged multiple critical facilities including shipping berths, storage warehouses, railway systems, and port operator buildings, Kuleba reported via Telegram.
A cargo vessel’s hold was struck during the bombardment, sparking a blaze according to Ukraine’s seaports authority.
Initial reports indicate no casualties occurred at the port facility, and operations continue despite the damage, the authority confirmed through Telegram.
Moscow has consistently targeted Ukraine’s maritime shipping lanes throughout the conflict, which began over four years ago, focusing attacks on ports essential to international commerce and the nation’s wartime economic stability.
In a separate incident, Kuleba reported that Russian drones killed an assistant train operator at a railway sorting facility near Zaporizhzhia-Live station in southern Zaporizhzhia region. The primary train operator was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Ukraine’s air defense command reported that Russian forces deployed 215 unmanned aircraft against the country beginning at 6 p.m. local time Tuesday, with Ukrainian forces successfully intercepting or disabling 189 of the attacking drones.
