Russian air strikes target Odesa infrastructure, kill one in Kharkiv

Kharkiv, Ukraine. Large-scale Russian air strikes targeted industrial and port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region, Governor Oleh Kiper said on Monday. A separate strike on Kharkiv killed one person and injured six others, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov.

Strikes on Odesa region

Kiper said on the Telegram messaging app that all fires caused by the strikes had been extinguished.

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The Russian defence ministry said on Telegram that it had struck Vylkove port, fuel depot facilities in Chornomorsk and cargo vessels, all in the Odesa region. It said the targets were used for military purposes.

Casualties in Kharkiv

Terekhov reported the death and six injuries on Telegram late on Sunday following a Russian air strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city.

The Russian defence ministry also said it had struck a power station in the Kharkiv region, which it said was used for military purposes.