A Russian drone strike at a Black Sea port near Odesa killed one person and injured six others, Ukrainian officials reported on 13 February.
According to Reuters, the drone strike targeted one of Odesa’s three major ports, crucial for Ukraine’s maritime exports and wartime economy. The attack damaged infrastructure, fertiliser warehouses, and vehicles, sparking fires, but the port remained operational.
Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said Russia launched “massive strikes” on port and railway infrastructure. Ukraine’s air force reported that 154 drones and one ballistic missile were fired overnight, with 111 drones downed or neutralized.
Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper described the attacks as causing “substantial” disruption to power, heat, and water supplies, while DTEK, the country’s major private energy company, said the damage to energy infrastructure was “extremely serious” and repairs will take a long time.
Railway infrastructure in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region was also attacked, Reuters informs.
A few days later, on 15 February, Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman suffered damage from a Ukrainian drone attack.