The Latest Breaking News from Odesa

Russia has put five aircraft out of action in an attack in western Ukraine and caused a fire at the Black Sea port of Odesa in air strikes.

A Russian drone attack overnight damaged some infrastructure in Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, which is key for its grain exports, the Ukrainian military said on Monday.

The United States and the rest of the “Group of Seven” major economies are on Friday set to unveil new sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The sanctions will aim to disrupt Moscow’s ability to get the materials it needs for the battlefield and close loopholes to evade…

Putin tells soldiers fighting in Ukraine ‘whole country is praying for them’; Russia launches 15 cruise missiles at Kyiv

Red Cross warehouse destroyed in Odesa as Russia launches another major assault on Ukraine; 100,000 Russian soldiers have died in the battle to capture Bakhmut, says Ukraine general

Air raid sirens and explosions were heard in Kyiv and in the western city of Odesa, officials have said, just a day before Russia's Victory Day on Tuesday, May 9

Bakhmut saw fierce fighting Monday, with the Wagner group saying that they are finally starting to receive ammunition from Moscow. Earlier today, Russian forces launched a large-scale wave of strikes across Ukraine ahead of the annual Victory Day celebrations, killing four and injuring five. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile vowed…

Drone attacks launched on Kyiv with explosions also reported in Odesa and Kherson; Ukrainian general says ‘meat assaults’ have led to high casualties

An explosion was heard following a missile attack that hit the Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, a local Ukrainian official said, while air raid alerts rang out in other regions of the country including the capital, Kyiv.