27 August 2026
(PHOTO: Odesa Regional State Administration)
<span><span><span><span><span><span>Odessa was under attack by Russian forces for most of the night and into the morning. The shelling damaged infrastructure, an educational institution, and a high-rise building.</span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was reported by Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration. </span></span></span></span></span></span>
No information about casualties has been received. Details regarding the consequences of the attacks are being clarified.
It has been reported that the enemy damaged a 16-story residential building, two educational institutions, and a private home. Infrastructure facilities, the grain elevator grounds, garages, and residents’ vehicles were also damaged. There is no information on casualties.
At this time, three people are known to have been injured as a result of the enemy attack on Odesa. They are men aged 24, 25, and 49. They have been hospitalized with moderate injuries.
Earlier in the Odesa region, a Russian attack drone struck the locomotive of passenger train No. 147 traveling from Zhytomyr to Odesa. Before the attack, the Ukrzaliznytsia monitoring team issued an evacuation order in advance, and the train was urgently stopped on the tracks. Thanks to prompt action, passengers, the train crew, and the locomotive crew were evacuated before the strike. At the time of the attack, there were 593 passengers on the train, including 15 children.
On August 22, the enemy launched a combined, massive strike on the Odesa region. Three people are known to have been injured, including a child. The enemy damaged a private residence and a summer cottage. An agricultural enterprise was hit, and three grain silos were damaged.
On the night of August 22, the“Chornomorets” training base in Sovinion, a suburb of Odesa, was attacked once again. There were no casualties, but the building sustained significant damage. None of the people inside the building were injured. Experts are currently assessing the extent of the damage and calculating the losses incurred.
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