Russian attack on Ukraine's Odesa region injures four, causes power cuts

19/2/2025 17:02

A Russian drone attack on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa injured four people, including a child, and caused widespread power cuts, local officials said on Wednesday.



The "massive" attack damaged civilian infrastructure, including a kindergarten, a children's clinic and windows in high-rise buildings, governor Oleh Kiper said.



Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov said energy workers were assessing the consequences for one of city's largest districts, with 250,000 residents, which lost heating and power.



He said that 500 buildings, 14 schools and 13 kindergartens were affected as temperatures in the city dipped to minus 6 Celsius in the morning.



Trukhanov said the "situation with heating is very difficult" based on preliminary assessments and announced that schools and kindergartens in the district would not work on Wednesday.



The video he posted from the site showed buildings with damaged ceilings, windows, facades and doors.



Odesa has been a frequent target of Russian attacks in the nearly three-year-old war, particularly facilities in the ports in and around the city.