Drone strikes hit Odesa: Explosions reported, some areas without electricity, water, and heat
Rescuers from Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (Illustrative photo: Facebook / DSNS)
Enemy drones are attacking Odesa. Explosions are being reported across the city, and air defense systems are active, according to Odesa City Military Administration head Serhii Lysak and regional governor Oleh Kiper.
Reports of the attack emerged after midnight, and officials have confirmed that the city is under assault.
An RBC-Ukraine correspondent noted that loud explosions could be heard throughout the city.
Around 1:00 a.m. Kyiv time, Odesa City Military Administration head Serhiy Lysak reported that parts of the city are without electricity, water, and heating due to the enemy attack.
“Another proof that Russia is targeting civilians. The attack is ongoing, so I urge everyone to stay in safe locations,” he emphasized.
Shortly after, regional governor Oleh Kiper stated that the enemy continues to heavily strike the Odesa region with attack drones.
“The Russian forces are once again targeting civilian and energy infrastructure,” he noted.
According to Kiper, in one settlement in the region, warehouses of a logistics company caught fire as a result of the attack. A drone also hit a multi-story residential building, though no fire or detonation occurred.
Information about casualties is still being verified.
Strikes on Odesa and the Odesa region
Щn the morning of December 30, the Russian army struck two Ukrainian seaports in the Odesa region. Damage was reported at the ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk.
The attack damaged oil storage tanks at an industrial enterprise.
A civilian grain-carrying vessel flying the Panamanian flag, located in the port, was also damaged.
According to RBC-Ukraine, explosions were heard in Odesa during the night of December 30. A ballistic missile threat was declared in the southern, northern, and eastern regions of Ukraine.
Previously, on the evening of December 27, Russian forces attacked Odesa with strike drones, causing a residential building to catch fire and damaging a lyceum building.
