Ukrainian authorities confirmed Wednesday that Russian drone strikes hit electrical infrastructure in the southern Odesa region, marking the latest in a sustained campaign targeting the country’s power grid.
Odesa Region Governor Oleh Kiper reported via Telegram that emergency responders remained on scene following the attack on the power facility. No casualties were documented from the Odesa strike, Kiper stated.
Major private utility company DTEK confirmed that one of its electrical substations sustained damage in the assault. Repair teams are standing by until safety clearance allows work to begin. According to DTEK, the region has faced Russian bombardment “almost round the clock.”
Ukraine’s electrical grid has endured months of systematic attacks. The strategic Black Sea port city of Odesa, crucial for Ukrainian export operations, along with surrounding areas, has repeatedly been in Moscow’s crosshairs throughout the four-year war.
In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, Governor Ivan Fedorov confirmed that nighttime Russian glide bomb strikes claimed the life of one man in a village near the regional capital of Zaporizhzhia. The attack also left two women wounded.
Neighboring Dnipropetrovsk region saw nearly 40 separate Russian drone and artillery strikes targeting multiple communities throughout Wednesday, according to Governor Oleksandr Ganzha. At least three civilians sustained injuries in those attacks.
Additional drone strike casualties were documented in Sloviansk near the eastern front lines in Donetsk region, as well as in southern Kherson Region and northern Sumy Region along the Russian border, local officials reported.
