07 February 2025

Funeral for Seaport Worker Killed in Odesa Missile Strike

(Photo: Collage by Intent)

On February 9, a funeral service will be held in Pivdenne, Odesa Oblast, for seaport worker Serhiy Maistrenko, who died on February 5 as a result of a Russian army missile strike on the city's civilian infrastructure.

This was reported by the Yuzhne city territorial community.

Serhiy Maistrenko, born in 1985, worked as a mechanic at the Pivdennyi port. In addition, he was a participant in hostilities: from March 2022 to January 2023, he served as a driver of the engineering reconnaissance unit of the engineering support group as part of the 28th separate mechanized brigade named after the Knights of the Winter Campaign, where he bravely fought to defend Ukraine.

The funeral service will be held on February 9 on Peremohy Square, starting at 10:00.

In the evening, on February 5, Russian troops attacked the town of Pivdenne in Odesa region with an air missile. The occupants hit an unfinished residential building. The strike killed a 39-year-old man and hospitalized another in serious condition. Both of them happened to be passing by the house. Emergency services were working at the scene.

On February 1, at night, the Russian armed forces attacked Odesa region with drones, preliminarily of the Shahed-136 type. The attack damaged at least five private houses, outbuildings and a gas pipeline in Odesa district. A 77-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl suffered acute stress reactions.

On January 31, in the evening, the Russian armed forces attacked Odesa with ballistic missiles, presumably of the Iskander type. In the central part of the city, the building of the Bristol Hotel was destroyed, windows were smashed and facades in nearby buildings and premises were damaged.

At dawn, on January 30, the occupiers attacked Izmail district of Odesa region with attack drones. There were no casualties, but there was destruction.

On the night of January 29, Russian troops also attacked the Izmail district of Odesa region using UAVs.

On January 28, Russians attacked Odesa with kamikaze drones.

Ірина Глухова

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