Russian Attacks on Odesa: Civilian Infrastructure Under Siege

On the night of February 24, 2025, Russian troops again struck at the civilian infrastructure of the Odesa region using attack drones.

According to the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, in the suburbs of Odesa, the debris of a downed drone damaged port facilities, the windows and roof of a private house, and several cars.

According to the official, there were no casualties or injuries. Emergency and utility services are working at the scene to eliminate the consequences of the attack.

As a result of the attack on February 19, 14 schools, 13 kindergartens and more than 500 residential buildings in a large neighborhood were left without electricity and heating. To prevent accidents in the system, utilities are forced to drain water from pipes. Hospitals, clinics and social infrastructure of the city suffered significant damage.

On February 13, around 18:10, Russia launched a missile attack on a port infrastructure facility in Odesa. It has been preliminarily established that the attack was carried out by an Iskander-M ballistic missile.

On the night of February 14, Russian troops carried out another attack with attack drones, once again targeting port facilities in the region.

On the night of February 12-13, Odesa region was subjected to a large-scale attack by Russian drones. Explosions were heard both in Odesa and in the region. The main blow fell on Izmail district.

On February 9, a funeral was held in Pivdenne for Serhiy Maistrenko, a seaport worker who was killed on February 5 as a result of a Russian army missile strike on the city's civilian infrastructure.

On January 31, a Russian missile strike on the historic center of Odesa damaged the Philharmonic, museums: the literary, historical, local history, archaeological, and Western and Eastern art museums, as well as the Bristol Hotel.

Ірина Глухова