Russian Airstrike Hits Ukraine's Odesa, Cuts Power, Water

Serhiy Lysak, head of Ukraine's Odesa Military Administration, has said that a Russian airstrike on Odesa on December 12 damaged critical infrastructure, leaving some areas without electricity and water.

“Odesa has suffered another hostile attack,” Lysak wrote on Telegram, adding that casualty reports are still being verified. A residential building was also damaged, The Caspian Post reports via Ukrainian media.

Emergency and utility teams have been deployed to assess and repair the damage. The attack continues Russia’s pattern of targeting civilian energy and utility systems across Ukraine.

Earlier this month, Russian drone and missile strikes disrupted power in Sumy and damaged key energy infrastructure, including facilities linked to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.