Key facts
- Russia conducted overnight strikes on port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail and Odesa regions.
- Russian defense claims include hitting military targets like a terminal for military cargo and hangars with Western equipment.
- Fires resulting from the attack have been extinguished.
- A civilian vessel was damaged in Odesa, and four individuals sustained injuries.
- Reuters stated it could not independently verify the Russian Ministry of Defense's claims.
Russia targeted port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail district and Odesa overnight, according to Ukrainian authorities. The fires caused by the attack have been extinguished. Russia's defense ministry stated its forces hit military targets, describing them as a berthing terminal for military cargo, hangars housing Western military equipment, and depots for naval drones. Reuters could not verify these assertions.