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Russia’s aerial assault on Odesa overnight into Wednesday was “one of the most horrible nights” of the war, the southern Ukrainian city’s mayor said.
“We do not recall such a scale of attack since the beginning of a full-scale invasion,” Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said on Facebook.
There were no casualties, but the city was rocked by explosions and several people were injured by a downed Russian missile, officials said.
“We are getting stronger from our righteous fury! We are grateful to the air defense system. It was a fierce air battle,” Trukhanov said.
CNN journalists in Odesa heard an intense bombardment around 2 a.m. local time.
Ukraine’s Air Force said that for the second night in a row, Russia targeted Odesa with a barrage of cruise missiles and Shahed attack drones.
The attacks on the Black Sea port city come after Moscow pulled out of a key UN-brokered grain deal this week, drawing condemnation from Ukraine, the United States and their allies.
In a Telegram post, Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa regional military administration said fires broke out after Russian strikes hit a grain and oil terminal and other industrial facilities.
Several civilians, including a 9-year-old boy, were injured after air defenses shot down a cruise missile, he said.
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