Russia has launched a wide variety of projectiles, including Oniks cruise missiles and Kh-22 anti-ship missiles, Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles, Iskander ballistic missiles, and 19 Iranian-made Shahed drones. Take care of yourself and your loved ones,” the head of the Odesa region’s military administration, Oleh Kiper, said in a post on Telegram.
“Go to your shelters and don’t leave until the siren ends.
on Friday, as Russian troops fired more missiles from the Black Sea.Īs Thursday’s bombardment got underway, officials warned residents to take cover. Then air raid sirens begun howling again at around 3 a.m. The near continuous strikes lasted at least 90 minutes, the buzzing sound of drones reverberating through the port city. A CNN team began hearing explosions at around 2 a.m. That’s a significantly lower success rate compared to previous waves targeting Kyiv and Ukrainian officials said it was due to the lack of more advances defense systems in the southern part of the country.īy Friday, people in Odesa have now endured four nights of bombardment.
Ukraine’s Air Force said it destroyed just five of 19 Russian cruise missiles fired at the country overnight into Thursday. Ukraine has been struggling to repel a wave of Russian strikes against the southern city of Odesa, its air defenses unable to cope with the types of missiles that Moscow has used to pummel the region this week.
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