Russia targets Odesa with three missile types overnight
Russian forces launched a missile attack on Odesa Oblast (Photo: Western Air Command of the Ukrainian Air Force/Facebook)
Russian forces attacked Ukraine's Odesa Oblast overnight into Aug. 9, with ballistic, anti-ship and anti-radar missiles — Iskander-M/S-400, Oniks and Kh-31P — fired from the Black Sea. Several missiles did not reach their targets, according to the Air Force's morning report.
Russian forces also launched 202 Shahed-type attack drones (including jet-powered variants), along with Gerbera and Parodiya decoy drones and Banderol loitering munitions, from the following directions: Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia, as well as occupied Donetsk and Hvardiyske in occupied Crimea. Odesa Oblast was the primary target of the attack, military officials said.
As of 8 a.m., preliminary data showed Ukrainian air defenses had shot down or suppressed 174 enemy drones and five Banderol loitering munitions over the northern, southern, and eastern parts of the country.
Missiles and attack drones struck 22 locations, and debris from intercepted weapons fell in six additional locations. Due to Ukrainian countermeasures, several enemy missiles failed to reach their targets; information on their crash sites was still being clarified, the Air Force said.
Overnight into Aug. 9, Russian forces struck Odesa with missiles, triggering a series of explosions. The strikes damaged buildings in several districts of the city, and at least six people were injured. Residential buildings were damaged in several districts, and vehicles were also destroyed by fire.
Prior to the strikes, Ukraine's Air Force had warned of a threat involving ballistic weapons, and later reported that several missiles were heading toward Odesa.
On Aug. 7, a Russian strike damaged the Chornomorets football stadium in central Odesa, causing damage to its roof, windows and stands.
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