Odesa Oblast

Ukraine's SBI investigates MiG-29 crash during combat mission in Odesa Oblast

Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into the Aug. 10 crash of a MiG-29 fighter jet in Odesa Oblast while it was on a mission to destroy Russian drones, the agency said on Aug. 11.

11 August, 01:22 PM

Russian drone violates Moldovan airspace during mass aerial barrage on Ukraine

A Russian strike drone launched toward Ukraine crossed into Moldovan airspace from Odesa Oblast during a massive overnight aerial assault on August 10, Moldovan outlet Newsmaker reported.

11 August, 01:16 PM

Russian strike damages DTEK energy facilities in Odesa Oblast

Russian forces carried out one of the largest attacks on Odesa Oblast this year on Aug. 9, damaging energy facilities among other targets, Ukrainian energy company DTEK reported on Telegram.

9 August, 02:58 PM

Russia targets Odesa with three missile types overnight

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.

9 August, 01:29 PM

Major oil exporter Allseeds suspends operations in Odesa Oblast over security risks

Allseeds Group, one of the largest oil exporters in Ukraine, decided to suspend its operations in Odesa Oblast due to a significant worsening of the security situation and intensified Russian missile and drone attacks, the company wrote on July 23.

24 July, 12:05 PM

Russian missile and drone attack damages homes in Odesa Oblast, injures 4-year-old

Russian invaders launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa Oblast, injuring a woman and a 4-year-old child, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on July 24.

24 July, 11:37 AM

Russian strike on cargo ship near Odesa kills 6, 4 missing

The death toll from a Russian attack on a civilian vessel flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau near Odesa rose to six by the evening of July 19, with four crew members still missing, Ukraine's Minister for Restoration, Infrastructure and Transportation Mykola Kalashnyk reported on Telegram.

20 July, 10:50 AM

Russia attacks Ukraine with Iskander, Oniks and Kh-59/69 missiles

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight on Saturday, July 18, with seven missiles and 90 Shahed, Gerbera and Italmas attack drones, Banderol loitering munitions and Parodiya decoy drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

18 July, 11:35 AM

Kernel's export terminal in Chornomorsk damaged, halts operations

Russian strikes on the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa Oblast over two consecutive nights caused significant damage and forced Kernel's export terminals to suspend operations, the agricultural holding company reported on July 13.

13 July, 04:27 PM

Truck collides with bus carrying 15 passengers in Odesa, killing child

A truck collided with a passenger bus on the Kyiv-Odesa highway in the Berezivka district of Odesa Olbast on the morning of July 9, killing one person and injuring five others, the National Police reported.

9 July, 01:05 PM

Zelenskyy visits Odesa to discuss air defense and more helicopters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Odesa Oblast, where he held meetings on strengthening the area's air defenses amid continued Russian aerial attacks on July 4.

5 July, 12:50 AM

Nearly 40 dead dolphins wash ashore in Odesa Oblast as Russian ecocide continues

Nearly 40 dead dolphins have washed ashore in Odesa Oblast due to the devastating environmental impact of Russian naval aggression in the Black Sea, researchers from the Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park wrote on June 9.

9 June, 12:49 PM

Russia launches mass drone attack on Odesa Oblast, one injured

Russia launched an overnight attack on civilian infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on June 7.

7 June, 12:25 PM

Russian drone strike damages critical infrastructure facility in Odesa Oblast

Critical infrastructure facility was damaged in Russian drone attack on Odesa Oblast overnight, regional governor Oleh Kiper reported on June 4.

4 June, 10:33 AM

Russian strike damages maternity ward in Odesa Oblast

A Russian strike damaged a maternity ward and administrative buildings at a hospital in Odesa Oblast, regional governor Oleh Kiper said on June 1.

1 June, 06:24 PM

Russian drone crashed in Romania damaged in flight, president says

Ukrainian air defenses damaged a Russian drone over Reni, Odesa Oblast, causing it to veer off course and hit an apartment building in Romania’s Galati, President Nicusor Dan said on May 29.

29 May, 07:58 PM

Russian Shahed drones strike three foreign ships, injuring crew of Turkish vessel

Russian forces targeted a Turkish cargo ship, the ANT, in the Black Sea on May 29, injuring three crew members, the Ukrainian Navy reported that same day.

29 May, 11:25 AM

Ukraine fortifies Odesa with anti-tank ditches and barriers to deter assault

Ukraine is nearing completion of miles of anti-tank ditches, bunkers, “dragon’s teeth” and barbed wire around Odesa to prepare the city for defense from all directions, the South Regional Directorate of the Territorial Defense Forces reported.

26 May, 03:36 PM

Rare night heron chicks hatch in Odesa park for first time since 2022

For the first time since 2022, chicks of the black-crowned night heron — locally known as the "kvak" — have hatched at the Tuzly Estuaries National Nature Park in southern Odesa Oblast, Ivan Rusev, head of the park's scientific research department, reported.

18 May, 01:22 PM

Ukraine busts illegal vape cartel across three regions, seizing over $2.8M in assets

Ukrainian prosecutors and law enforcement dismantled a large-scale illegal vape liquid network operating across three regions, executing more than 150 searches and seizing products, equipment, cash and financial records worth more than 125 million hryvnias ($2.83 million), Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko reported on Telegram on May 15.

15 May, 03:55 PM

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