Russian attack on Odesa damages critical infrastructure, leaving residents without power, water for days
Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A Russian airstrike on Odesa on Dec. 12 damaged infrastructure and left parts of the city without electricity and water, head of the Odesa Military Administration, Serhiy Lysak, reported.
"Odesa has suffered another hostile attack," Lysak said on Telegram, adding that information about potential casualties was still being verified.
He later added that a residential building was also damaged during the attack.
Emergency and utility services have been deployed to the site of the strike and are working to assess and repair the damage, he said.
On Dec. 13, residents reportedly received notifications from energy companies that the electricity supply to their homes is expected to be restored days later, on Dec. 16.
Meanwhile, technical water is currently being delivered to residents of Odesa Oblast left without a running water supply due to Russia's attack, the State Emergency Service announced.
On Dec. 13, four people suffered injuries following Russian strikes in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine's Emergency Service said. Governor Oleh Kiper described the overnight attack as "one of the largest" since the war began.
Russia has targeted civilian energy and utility systems across Ukraine as part of its broader campaign against critical infrastructure.
On Dec. 8, Sumy was left without power after more than a dozen Russian drones hit sites across the city within the span of half an hour.
Overnight on Dec. 6, a Russian mass missile and drone attack hammered Ukraine's energy infrastructure, hitting substations, generation facilities, and disconnecting one of the power lines that supplies the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
