Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Russia Strikes Odesa Ports, Damaging Grain Ship and Oil Storage

Kyiv describes a deliberate bid to choke logistics that has not halted port operations.

Overview

  • Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said facilities at Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk were hit on Tuesday.
  • A Panama-flagged vessel loaded with grain was damaged in port, and one person was wounded.
  • Oil storage tanks were struck as regional authorities reported damage to industrial infrastructure in the Odesa district.
  • Officials said both ports continued operating under safety measures, though spill cleanup temporarily closed Pivdennyi’s water area.
  • The attacks fit a months-long escalation in Black Sea warfare involving strikes on naval and commercial assets and Ukraine’s growing use of sea drones.