Russia strikes Ukraine's Odesa region: 122 houses and ship damaged, power outages reported

"At night, Russia carried out another massive drone attack in the south of the Odesa region. Damage to energy, port, transport, industrial, and residential infrastructure was recorded in the affected areas," Kiper says.

As a result of the Russian strikes, a civilian dry cargo ship and a warehouse were damaged in one of the areas. The roof of a two-story residential building caught fire, and a garage was damaged.

In another area, Russian strikes damaged windows and roofs in 122 private houses and windows in three more multi-story buildings, as well as an empty warehouse. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

"There are power outages in the areas that were hit. Critical infrastructure is being powered by generators. Resilience centers have been set up," adds the head of the Odesa regional military administration.

He also stresses that rescue and emergency response services are working at the sites of the incidents. Their work is complicated by constant air raid alerts.

Russia's strike on Ukraine on December 23

During the night and early morning, Russian troops carried out another combined attack on Ukraine with strike drones and missiles. As of 7:50 a.m., Kyiv time, emergency power outages have been implemented in most regions of Ukraine.

On the morning of Tuesday, December 23, Russia launched another combined strike on Ukraine. The Rivne region was also under fire.

For details on Russian strikes on Ukraine, read the RBC-Ukraine's report.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia could launch massive strikes against Ukraine during the Christmas holidays, despite statements about the absence of a so-called Christmas truce.