Russia has been attacking Black Sea ports in Ukraine's Odessa region all night, damaging vessels there under the flags of Slovakia and Palau, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said, quoted by Ukrinform, BTA reported.
Kuleba, who is also the Minister of Communities and Territorial Development, added that grain silos and warehouses were hit.
"The ports in the Odessa region were under continuous enemy fire all night. As a result of drone strikes, there was damage to grain silos, warehouses of civilian enterprises, a catamaran and vessels under the flags of Slovakia and Palau. Emergency workers are extinguishing fires that have broken out in the affected areas. Port workers are assessing the extent of the damage," Kuleba said.
He noted that power outages have been reported. Technicians are working to restore it.
Russian forces also shelled a terminal in the Nikolaev region. A Liberian-flagged vessel was hit there. There are no reports of casualties.
Damage from Russian drones was also recorded on the railway line to the city of Lviv at Kovel station. A locomotive and a freight car were hit.