Odessa targeted again. kyiv claims to have thwarted Russian missile and drone attacks in the region of the major southern port city overnight from Sunday to Monday. According to the Ukrainian army, three people were injured.
“The enemy attacked the Odessa region three times during the night, [using] two waves of attack drones, a total of 15 [drones], and 8 missiles” of the Kalibr type, the operational command said. Ukrainian for the south of the country on Telegram, adding that all attacks were foiled by air defense.
According to the Kiev army, the dormitory of a training establishment as well as a store were damaged by debris resulting from the destruction of missiles “directed towards the center of Odessa”. “Three supermarket employees were injured,” according to initial reports, and received medical assistance, the command said.
Windows, balconies of several buildings, as well as cars parked nearby were also damaged by the “shock wave” and two fires broke out, the army said. In photos and videos posted on Telegram by the army, firefighters try to extinguish the high flames igniting what appears to be a store from which escapes a large plume of smoke.
On Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that one of its warships had fired warning shots at a cargo ship heading for the port of Izmail. According to Moscow, the captain of the Palau-flagged ship, the Sukru Okan, did not react to an order to stop for “an inspection regarding the carriage of prohibited goods”. The cargo ship was then allowed to continue on its way to the Ukrainian port, according to Russia.
