Odesa Oblast

Russia taking over Moldova threatens Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, president Sandu says

If Moscow gains control over Moldova, the country could become a staging ground for an invasion of Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on Sept. 22, local outlet NewsMaker reported.

23 September 2025, 02:23 AM

SBU arrests suspects who directed Russian drones at Odesa and Kirovohrad oblasts

Ukraine’s Security Service counterintelligence said it detained two FSB agents who directed Russian missile and drone strikes on Odesa and Kirovohrad oblasts, the agency reported on Telegram on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 03:39 PM

Russian drones strike port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Izmail district

Russian forces launched another drone attack targeting the port infrastructure of the Izmail district in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, local administration reported on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 07:59 AM

Russia’s strike on Ukrainian Navy ship kills 24-year-old sailor from Odesa

A 24-year-old Ukrainian Navy sailor, Dmytro Andriiechko from Odesa Oblast, was killed in a Russian strike on a naval reconnaissance ship on Aug. 28, local official Viktor Lobach said on Sept. 1.

1 September 2025, 04:56 PM

Russian drones cause Odesa Oblast blackouts, 16 hits reported

Russian forces attacked Ukraine with 142 Shahed strike drones and various decoy drones in the early hours of Aug. 31, with Ukrainian air defenses neutralizing 126, the Ukrainian Air Force reported.

31 August 2025, 10:48 AM

Russian drones strike Odesa gas hub overnight - Zelenskyy

Russian forces struck a gas distribution station in Odesa Oblast with drones overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Aug. 20.

20 August 2025, 02:22 PM

Russian drones strike port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, one injured

Russia attacked near-port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast with Shahed drones overnight, damaging facilities, and injuring one in the Izmail district, local administration reported on Aug. 10.

20 August 2025, 07:47 AM

Russia strikes Azerbaijani SOCAR fuel base in Odesa, all tanks destroyed

Azerbaijan’s SOCAR company's fuel depot was destroyed in Odesa Oblast on Russian drone attack, with a massive fire breaking out, Azerbaijani outlet Minval reported on Aug. 18.

18 August 2025, 02:48 PM

Azerbaijan sends $2 million in energy equipment to Ukraine after Russian strike

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order allocating $2 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, according to an Aug. 11 decree published on his official website.

11 August 2025, 11:58 AM

Mine explodes on beach near Zatoka in Odesa Oblast, killing three people

A mine exploded on the beach between the villages of Karolino-Bugaz and Zatoka in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, killing three people, the newspaper Dumska reported on Aug. 10.

10 August 2025, 06:19 PM

Russia strikes Ukraine’s key gas facility near Romania

Russian forces attacked a gas transmission system facility located near the Romanian border in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 03:04 PM

Ukraine downs 161 Russian drones overnight

Russian forces launched 162 Shahed-type attack and imitation drones and fired a Kh-47 M2 Kinzhal ballistic missile at Ukraine from the Millerovo airbase, Kursk, Bryansk, and Orel oblasts, and the Hvardiiske airfield in occupied Crimea, the Air Force reported on Telegram on Aug. 4.

4 August 2025, 12:47 PM

Ukraine intelligence suspects Russia used experimental Murena-300 unmanned boat during attack in Odesa Oblast

Ukraine’s military intelligence suspects that Russia may have used an experimental Murena-300 unmanned boat during a failed attack on the city of Pivdenne in Odesa Oblast in early June.

29 July 2025, 09:37 PM

Russia targets Odesa’s Izmail district with drones, damages infrastructure

Russian forces launched an attack on the Izmail district of Odesa Oblast using strike drones overnight on July 16, Oleh Kiper, Odesa regional governor, reported.

16 July 2025, 12:40 PM

Russia targets Ukrainian 'Venice' in drone strike on water infrastructure

The Russian forces attacked the infrastructure of the town of Vilkove in the Izmail district of Odesa Oblast using drones, local administration reported on June 25.

25 June 2025, 02:46 PM

Russia attacks school near Odesa, kills two

The Russian military targeted a school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa Oblast, killing two people and injuring at least 14, Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper said on June 23.

23 June 2025, 08:38 PM

SBU detains GRU agent making explosives for terror attacks in Odesa Oblast

A Russian military intelligence agent was detained in Odesa Oblast for making improvised explosive devices for terrorist attacks in southern Ukraine; the tasks were carried out by a 36-year-old unemployed woman from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, who was recruited via Telegram in search of "easy money," the SBU said on June 12.

12 June 2025, 05:54 PM

Ukrainian Air Force intercepts 49 drones in Russian mass nighttime attack

Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack against Ukraine, deploying 85 Shahed drones and decoy UAVs, along with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, 49 drones were neutralized, the Air Force reported on June 11.

11 June 2025, 09:57 AM

Russian drones torch homes, boats in overnight Odesa Oblast attack

Several houses, outbuildings, cars, and boats burned down after a devastating Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s southern Odesa Oblast overnight, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Facebook early on June 11, posting photos of the aftermath.

11 June 2025, 06:12 AM

Ukrainian Air Force shows Shahed drones elimination over Odesa overnight — video

Ukrainian air defense shot down at least seven Shahed drones over Odesa Oblast in mass Russian nighttime attack, the Air Force wrote and published a video documenting the operation on June 10.

10 June 2025, 03:20 PM

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