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Russian Drone Barrage Devastates Odesa, Cuts Power Across Kharkiv

Ukraine counted 165 incoming drones, with lethal hits despite high interception rates.

Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit during overnight Russian strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine January 27, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS
Rescuers work at the site of an apartment building hit during overnight Russian strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine January 27, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS
A war crime prosecutor and a police officer work next to a passenger train hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, January 27, 2026. Press service of Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Rescuers and a police officer work at the site of an apartment building hit during overnight Russian strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine January 27, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS

Overview

  • Officials reported at least three deaths and more than two dozen injuries in Odesa after overnight strikes damaged apartment blocks, a church, a kindergarten and sparked large fires as rescuers searched rubble.
  • Kharkiv’s governor said a combined strike knocked out electricity for roughly 80% of the city and region, with repair crews working under continued air-raid risk.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a passenger train in Kharkiv region was hit by drones, leaving at least four people dead, four missing and two injured.
  • Regional authorities reported additional hits on energy infrastructure, including an oil facility in Lviv region and a Naftogaz site in western Ukraine, while Kyiv logged hundreds of buildings without heat.
  • Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed a strike on Russia’s Slavyansk Eco oil refinery in Krasnodar, underscoring reciprocal cross-border attacks on energy assets.