Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Russia Hits Odesa Ports and Power as Fighting Intensifies Across Front Lines

Power outages in Odesa disrupted essential services, de‑energized rail to Port Pivdennyi, slowed exports.

Overview

  • Overnight combined drone and missile strikes targeted five regions, igniting fires at Odesa’s seaport grain facilities and injuring at least four people, officials said.
  • Ukrzaliznytsia reported multiple rail electrification sections to Port Pivdennyi knocked out, with freight rerouted using diesel locomotives and alternative routes, increasing transit times and costs.
  • Odesa authorities reported water and heat interruptions, hospitals operating on generators, and suspension of trams and trolleybuses with temporary bus services deployed.
  • The General Staff recorded 178 combat engagements in the past day, citing one missile and 40 airstrikes along with thousands of one‑way attack drones and more than 4,000 barrages across the front.
  • Ukrainian officials said Russian forces intensified infiltration attempts in Huliaipole, tried column-style breakthroughs near Verbove, and moved reserves toward the PokrovskMyrnohrad area.