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Overnight Russian Drone Strikes Ignite Fires at Odesa Energy Site and in Zaporizhzhia

Officials say air defenses downed most of the attacking drones.

Overview

  • A drone hit an infrastructure facility in the city of Zaporizhzhia around 04:40 on January 17, causing a fire with no reported casualties.
  • In Odesa Oblast, an energy facility was damaged and a fire broke out that was later extinguished, with no injuries reported.
  • Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said buildings and vehicles were damaged in the Odesa-region strikes and confirmed the deployment of 10 vehicles and more than 30 rescuers.
  • DTEK announced parts of the Odesa region shifted from emergency outages to hourly power cuts to manage the grid.
  • Ukrainian outlets reported Russia launched about 115 drones overnight, with air defenses destroying most and some reaching 11 locations.