The SBU detained a 52-year-old unemployed woman in Odesa who was adjusting enemy attacks on the city by marking objects on Google Maps. She faces life imprisonment for treason, justifying Russian aggression, and violating the equality of citizens.
In Odesa, the illegal sale of three Nissan and Mazda cars, imported as humanitarian aid, was exposed. The suspect was detained after selling the car to a serviceman for 17.8 thousand dollars.
The Ministry of Health will inspect another company behind the scandalous Odesa private clinic Odrex, where patients die – LLC "Medical House "Odrex"". The reason was the prosecutor's appeal within the framework of criminal proceedings.
A five-year-old boy from Odesa, who was admitted to intensive care after a visit to the dentist, is alive. The child is in the hospital and is receiving the necessary care.
In December, passengers exchanged kilometers for almost 80,000 tickets, making their dream journeys. In the first month of the program, 500,000 Ukrainians registered.
In Odesa, a 50-year-old woman will be tried for beating her three-month-old grandson, causing him a broken collarbone. She faces up to three years in prison, and the child's mother has been brought to administrative responsibility.
After a $42,500 operation at Odrex and the clinic's guarantee of recovery, Svitlana Huk's husband died. And the grief-stricken widow faced financial pressure and threats, which, according to her, came from the administration of the Odesa clinic "Odrex." In an interview, Svitlana Huk reconstructs step by step the details of her family's tragedy – from treatment and death at Odrex to years of litigation and a blocked investigation.
The Odesa TCR denied information about a man being injured in Ovidiopol, calling it fabricated. No events described in social networks were recorded on the territory of the Odesa district TCR.
Law enforcement officers have dismantled an international cocaine supply channel to Ukraine, organized by a group of citizens from Ukraine, Armenia, the Czech Republic, and Germany. The organizer, who had previously served a sentence for drug offenses in the US, planned to import up to 2 kg of cocaine weekly, with the value of a single shipment exceeding $200,000.
Russia attacked ports in Odesa region and railway infrastructure in Kovel and Konotop on New Year's Eve. Piers, equipment, machinery, transport and infrastructure were damaged, but the attack did not affect train traffic.
On New Year's Eve, Odesa was attacked by several waves of kamikaze drones, which caused fires at infrastructure facilities and damage to residential buildings. All fires were promptly extinguished, and there were no fatalities or injuries.
As a result of an enemy drone attack on the night of January 1, the energy infrastructure of the Odesa region was damaged, causing a fire at one of the facilities. Power outages are being recorded at critical enterprises in Odesa.
Odesa was attacked by enemy UAVs on the holiday night, several explosions were recorded. Air raid sirens also sounded in Kyiv region, where air defense was operating.
Ukrainian communities have handed over almost 40 buses to Odesa to solve problems with passenger transportation caused by massive Russian shelling and a difficult situation with electricity supply. This assistance will compensate for the impossibility of using 40% of the city's electric transport.
In 2025, Ukrainian ports transshipped 76. 1 million tons of cargo, of which 89% accounted for the ports of Greater Odesa. The Ukrainian sea corridor transported over 163 million tons of cargo, including about 100 million tons of agricultural products.
The man re-registered three farm land plots with a total area of over 60 hectares to controlled acquaintances, using forged inheritance certificates.
During the night, Russia attacked two DTEK energy facilities during an enemy strike on the Odesa region, causing significant damage that will require time to restore. In December, 10 substations were damaged, and since the beginning of the year, 25 energy facilities in the region have been attacked.
Law enforcement officers uncovered a large-scale network of fraudulent call centers in Kyiv and Odesa, which operated under the guise of international financial companies. The operations of 27 offices were shut down, whose victims included citizens of Ukraine, Europe, and Asia.
After Russian attacks in the Pivdennyi port near Odesa, sunflower oil polluted the coast and the Adzhalyk estuary. According to Greenpeace Ukraine, the pollution could remain on the seabed for over 6 years, harming wildlife.
In Odesa, six people, including three children, were injured as a result of the night attack by the Russian Federation. Part of the city lost electricity, water, and heat supply, and damage to infrastructure and residential buildings was recorded.
Odesa and the region were subjected to a massive drone attack, damaging residential, logistical, and energy infrastructure. Hits on high-rise buildings were recorded in two districts of the regional center. A fire broke out in apartments in one of the buildings. There are casualties, including children.
On the night of December 31, the enemy attacked Odesa with attack UAVs, which led to the absence of electricity, water, and heating in parts of the city. As a result of the attack, warehouses of a logistics company caught fire, and a multi-story residential building was hit.
A military unit commander in Donetsk region and his subordinate are suspected of appropriating over 17 tons of fuel. The perpetrators transported the stolen fuel to Zaporizhzhia region.
The perpetrators gained remote access to online banking, seized funds, and transferred them to accounts under their control.
Emergency power outages have been introduced in Kyiv, and Vyshhorod in the Kyiv region is in its fourth day of fighting for light in cold conditions. Emergency outages continue in Odesa, and in Kherson, the enemy shells the CHP almost daily, making its restoration impossible.
In Odesa, servicemen of the Peresyp district TCR who beat a 27-year-old serviceman released from captivity have been identified. The victim sustained minor bodily injuries, and the suspects have been notified of suspicion.
On December 28, a man suspected of attacking a serviceman of the Territorial Recruitment Center (TCR) was detained in Odesa. He inflicted a knife wound on the serviceman in early November.
The State Emergency Service showed the aftermath of the December 27 attack on Odesa, where a residential building caught fire and a lyceum was damaged due to a Russian strike. Rescuers evacuated 4 people, extinguished the fire over an area of 150 square meters, and there were no casualties.
On the evening of December 27, a Russian attack UAV hit the roof of a two-story residential building in Odesa, causing a fire and broken windows. Emergency and utility services are working at the scene, and information about casualties is being verified.
Passenger traffic is increasing at the Ukrainian-Polish border due to the Christmas and New Year holidays, especially for departures from Ukraine. The longest queues are observed at the Shehyni, Krakovets, Rava-Ruska, Ustyluh, and Uhryniv checkpoints.