Russia wants Odesa to control entire Black Sea and reach Moldova — but every arm it extends gets cut off
Odesa is Russia's white whale — endlessly hunted, never caught, and defended by drones that already sank the fleet that tried.
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Russia launched 126 drones and a ballistic missile overnight; Ukraine downed 105, but strikes killed three across three oblasts
A 20-year-old woman and a man of about 45 were killed in Odesa, a 33-year-old man died in Zaporizhzhia, and two people were wounded in Kharkiv after Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a ballistic missile and 126 drones
Ukrainian air defenses intercept 110 of 125 Shaheds while attacks disable power in Odesa, damage trains in Sumy
A one-year-old boy in Zaporizhzhia and a child under two in Vilniansk were among at least seven people injured as Russian forces deployed 125 strike UAVs against Ukraine overnight
Ukraine foils alleged FSB assassination plot targeting soldiers and their families in Odesa
Three suspects were detained while carrying homemade bombs en route to the residences of Ukrainian service members, according to the SBU security service.
Repeated Russian strike causes “colossal” damage to Odesa energy infrastructure
Russian occupiers have struck an energy facility in Odesa again, according to DTEK Odesa Electric Networks press service.…
Russia strikes Odesa residential areas, leaves 80% of Kharkiv without power in overnight attacks
Russia launched a three-front infrastructure assault overnight 26-27 Jan., destroying apartments in Odesa where 22 were injured, plunging Kharkiv into emergency blackouts affecting 80% of the city and oblast, and leaving one woman injured in Mykolaiv
The demographic revolution Odesa doesn’t talk about
Half of Odesa is new. You’d never know it. Mamalyga: Friday night heat When Friday night falls, I…
Russia launches 156-drone attack: Kyiv fire, Odesa blackouts, Zhytomyr trains halted
The attack set a building ablaze in Kyiv, knocked out power in Odesa where two people were injured, and damaged railway infrastructure in Zhytomyr Oblast.
Ukraine shoots down 94 of 121 Russian drones as Iskander missile hits targets; Dnipro loses power, Odessa port struck
Russia attacked Ukraine with one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 121 drones on the night of 10 January, hitting 15 locations and damaging a port enterprise near Odesa, according to the Air Force and regional authorities. In Dnipro, the strike left over 50,000 people without power and blew out nearly 400 windows in 9 high-rise buildings, Mayor Borys Filatov reports.
Russia attacks two foreign-flagged ships in Ukraine’s grain corridor, one dead
Syrian crew member killed on soybean carrier near Odesa port.
Russia’s platform for attacks on Ukraine: Why Crimean missiles targeting Odesa are nearly impossible to stop
Crimea, occupied by Russian forces since 2014, remains a constant source of military threat to mainland Ukraine. The…
Three children, including a baby, hurt in Russia’s drone attack on Odesa on New Year’s Eve
Despite air defenses intercepting over 100 drones, Russian UAVs still struck 11 separate locations across the country.
Over 39,000 Ukrainian households without power as Russia continues targeting power grid (MAP)
Ukraine’s Air Force reported shooting down 30 drones overnight, but 18 reached civilian and energy targets.
US senators condemn Russia’s Christmas strikes that killed civilians across seven Ukrainian cities, despite Zelenskyy’s ceasefire proposal
Even World War I had Christmas truces. In 2025, Russia refused.
Russian drones strike Odesa on Christmas night, killing one and injuring two civilians (MAP)
Out of 131 drones launched, 22 hit targets across Ukraine — with several striking the Black Sea city’s infrastructure.
Dead seabirds wash up on Odesa beaches after Russian strikes trigger Black Sea oil spill
Dozens of geese found covered in oil film
Russian attack triggers emergency shutdown at Zaporizhstal, hits ports in Odesa and Reni
A Russian missile and drone strike on 23 December completely cut power to the Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant, forcing…
Russia strikes Ukraine’s largest port for third straight day, sets food storage ablaze
30 containers of flour and vegetable oil burn at Pivdennyi as 120,000 lose power
Russia pounds Odesa region port and bridge, Zelenskyy fires air defense commander
Attacks cut Ukraine's main fuel import route, cripple port logistics
Russian drones damage infrastructure in Odesa and Kryvyi Rih, derail train in Zhytomyr Oblast (MAP)
Ukraine reported overnight strikes on several cities, injuring civilians, damaging facilities, and disrupting railway operations.