Odesa
city in southwestern Ukraine, administrative center of Odesa Oblast and Odesa Raion
- 9h ago
Ukraine hits three Russian oil refineries and sinks sanctioned container ship Yanina in Black Sea
Ukrainian naval drones sank the sanctioned Russian container ship Yanina in the Black Sea early Saturday, as long-range drones also struck three oil refineries in Bashkortostan, which Kyiv puts at nearly 1,600 kilometres from Ukraine. Russian state nuclear company Rosatom, which owns the vessel, called the attack 'piracy.'
- 2d ago
Russian ballistic missile barrage kills nine in Kyiv, damages Lithuanian embassy; Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 Iskanders
Overnight strikes on 1 August hit five districts of the Ukrainian capital with 35 missiles and 185 drones, killing nine people and wounding more than 30, including four children. President Zelensky said a single ballistic missile was intercepted, citing a lack of Patriot systems.
- 6d ago
Ukrainian drones kill two in Rostov-on-Don, injure 12 in Belgorod; Russian strikes hit Zaporizhzhia and Sumy
Overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia's Rostov-on-Don and Belgorod killed at least two and wounded 17, while Russian airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia and Sumy left one dead and seven injured, according to local officials.
- Jul 26
Russia strikes Ukraine's Chornomorsk port, hitting vessels; grain-laden Golden Leo sinks off Odesa, 9 dead
Russian forces struck the container terminal at Chornomorsk and multiple vessels near Odesa on 26 July, as the bulk carrier Golden Leo, hit a week earlier, sank with 9 crew dead.
- Jul 19
Russian cruise missiles hit Turkish grain ship in Black Sea, killing 5 crew
The Ukrainian Navy says three cruise missiles struck the Golden Leo as it left the war zone with grain, killing five and leaving five missing. Eight injured were taken to Odessa.
- Jul 19
Russia fires over 40 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in one of war's largest attacks, killing at least 1 and injuring 16
More than 40 ballistic missiles and 125 drones targeted the Ukrainian capital overnight, causing fires across multiple districts and damaging residential buildings, a supermarket, and a metro station.
- Jul 18
Ukrainian drone strike kills 7 at Russian logistics hub, over 370 drones target Moscow region
A Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries logistics centre in Kotovsk killed seven night-shift workers and injured 24, while over 370 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, with air defences downing most.
- Jul 16
Zelenskyy replaces army chief with reformist general Mykhailo Drapatyi after week of protests
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi on Tuesday and named Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi to lead the armed forces, bowing to one demand of protesters who have filled streets since the July 15 sacking of reformist defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
- Jul 12
Ukraine’s drone blitz hits 90 Russian vessels in Sea of Azov, forcing suspension of navigation
Ukrainian drones have damaged around 90 vessels in the Sea of Azov in under a week, including tankers, ferries and dry cargo ships, forcing Russia to suspend navigation through the Don-Azov channel and disrupting traffic in the Kerch Strait.
- Jul 12
Darline Graham sworn in as US senator after Lindsey Graham's sudden death, raising questions over Ukraine sanctions bill
Darline Graham Nordone, 62, a political novice, was sworn in Tuesday as South Carolina's first female senator, just days after her brother Lindsey Graham, 71, died suddenly of an aortic tear while pushing for Russia sanctions.
- Jul 11
Russian strikes kill six across Ukraine, wound dozens as air alert sirens lag behind explosions
Overnight ballistic missiles and drones struck Kyiv, Sumy, Odesa and Kharkiv, with air raid sirens sounding minutes after the first blasts as Ukraine struggles with munition shortages.
- Jul 10
Kremlin says intensified Ukrainian strikes will prolong the war, rejecting Trump's call for escalation
The Kremlin said Thursday that intensified Ukrainian drone strikes will only extend the war, pushing back against President Trump's suggestion that escalation could force Moscow to negotiate.
- Jul 8
Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv and Odesa overnight, killing one and injuring 11
Russia launched ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv and Odesa overnight, killing one person in the capital and injuring 11 others across both cities, Ukrainian officials said.
- Jul 6
Ukrainian drones strike Russia's largest oil refinery in Omsk, over 2,400 km from front line
Ukrainian forces attacked the Omsk refinery, Russia's largest, in one of the longest-range strikes of the war. The facility caught fire and the city's airport was closed.
- Jul 6
Russia strikes Kyiv with 419 missiles and drones, killing 11 and wounding over 60
Russia launched a massive combined air attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region overnight, firing 68 missiles and 351 drones. At least 11 people were killed and more than 60 injured, with rescue operations ongoing.
- Jul 4
Ukraine's Fedorow resigns as defence minister, blasts military leadership as protests erupt in Kyiv
Mychajlo Fedorow stepped down after a power struggle with Commander-in-Chief Olexandr Syrskyj, accusing him of blocking reforms and undermining morale. Hundreds protested in Kyiv as parliament confirmed a new prime minister.
- Jun 21
Occupied Crimea halts all public fuel sales as Ukrainian strikes knock out Russian refineries
The Russian-installed governor of Crimea suspended all fuel sales to the public on Sunday morning, citing the impact of sustained Ukrainian drone and missile attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.
- Jun 4
Romanian president to name adviser Eugen Tomac as premier-designate, testing fractured parliament
President Nicușor Dan will announce his choice of premier-designate at 18:00 on Thursday, with adviser and MEP Eugen Tomac the expected pick. The nomination follows a month-long political vacuum after Ilie Bolojan's government was toppled by a no-confidence vote.
- May 29
NATO Condemns 'Reckless' Russia After Drone Hits Romanian Residential Building, First on Alliance Territory
A Russian drone crashed into a residential building in Galați, Romania, a NATO member state, causing a fire and lightly injuring two people. NATO condemned Moscow's 'recklessness' as the first such incident on alliance territory since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
