Civilian vessel damaged in Odesa port following Russian strike

A civilian vessel flying the flag of Lebanon and carrying Ukrainian soybeans was damaged in Odesa port as a result of a Russian attack on the night of 22-23 December.

Source: Oleksii Kuleba, Minister for Communities and Territories Development

Quote: "Fortunately, there were no casualties. Efforts to deal with the aftermath of the shelling are ongoing."

Details: According to Kuleba, civilian warehouses and critical facilities were also damaged in Odesa Oblast.

The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported damage in the port of Reni as well, where administrative buildings and port infrastructure were affected.

Background:

• On the morning of 23 December, a large-scale air-raid warning was issued across Ukraine. Russian forces launched a combined attack using cruise missiles and strike drones. Air defence activity was reported in the city of Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, as well as in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
• Russia has once again targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, resulting in emergency power outages in a number of regions.
• Energy facilities in western regions of Ukraine were the most heavily affected as a result of the Russian attack on 23 December.
• Russia carried out another attack on thermal power plants belonging to DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, damaging equipment.
• Zaporizhstal (Zaporizhzhia Steel Works) suffered a complete power outage on 23 December as a result of large-scale Russian strikes on energy infrastructure facilities, leading to an emergency shutdown of production.

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