Ukraine: Odessa without electricity after an attack by Russian drones

Repair of power lines in the Odessa region, December 7, 2022. AFP - OLEKSANDR GIMANOV

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 The city of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, is almost entirely without electricity following an explosive drone attack launched by Russia overnight from Friday to Saturday, authorities announced on December 10. Ukrainians. 

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," declared this Saturday, December 10, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidency, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, in a message on his Telegram account.

However, he said that essential infrastructure, including hospitals and maternity wards, had access to power.

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 ," said Tymoshenko.

According to Maksym Marchenko, the governor of the Odessa region, Russia attacked the city with explosive drones during the night from Friday to Saturday.

Two drones shot down

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," the governor of the Odessa region said again.

Two drones were shot down by Ukrainian air defense units, Marchenko added.

On Friday, Kyiv pointed out that southern regions of the war-torn country, including Odessa, were suffering the worst power cuts, days after the latest round of Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid.

Russia on Monday (December 5th) fired dozens of cruise missiles at key infrastructure, putting pressure on the country's already struggling network after repeated attacks.

In the cold and the dark

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to keep hitting Ukraine's energy grid despite harsh Western criticism of systematic attacks that have left millions cold and dark.

Pre-war, the Black Sea port of Odessa was a favorite vacation destination for many Ukrainians and Russians before the outbreak of the Russian offensive in Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

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