A Russian strike overnight Saturday on the ports in southern Ukraine’s Odesa killed eight and injured “around 30,” according to Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba,
Kyiv Post reports.
In recent weeks, the Odesa region has been hit hard by Russian strikes, causing extended blackouts that have entered their second week, disrupting port logistics and communications, and cutting off Ukraine’s only viable bridge over the Dnister River.
Kuleba said Odesa’s port was attacked overnight, followed by another strike on Saturday morning.
“At night, the enemy launched a ballistic strike on the port in Odesa. As of now, the number of dead has unfortunately increased to eight, about 30 people have been injured,” Kuleba wrote in his Telegram update.
“The attack does not stop. After 8 a.m., another attack was recorded on the port of Pivdennyi – there are hits in the storage tanks,” he added.
As of noon, the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration said there were seven dead and 25 injured.
Kuleba described the Russian attacks as systematic.
“The enemy is purposefully destroying the logistical infrastructure of the Odesa region and terrorizing civilians, trying to interrupt the communication of the South of Ukraine,” he added.
