Odesa

Russia's nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities forced the foreign minister to appeal to Western partners for weapons.

Zelenskiy responded to the overnight Russian drone attack on Ukrainian cities, showing video of the damage and calling on partners to provide more air defense systems to protect civilians from further terror.

Rescuers have pulled a conscious man out of the rubble in Odesa. Doctors are examining him, and the search and dismantling of the rubble continues.

The Ukrainian Air Force reported that it shot down 14 Shahed and Su-34 drones on the night of March 2.

A 9-story building in Odesa was destroyed by russian shelling, killing 2 people and injuring 7. Also, 7 residents of the building are not in touch.

Air defense forces in southern Ukraine shot down 7 Iranian kamikaze drones over Odesa region. The 8th hit a part of a 9-story residential building. As a result, 1 person was killed and 7 were injured, including a pregnant woman and a child.

One person was killed as a result of russia's attack on Odesa, the head of the Odesa regional military administration said.

Seven civilians were injured as a result of a russian drone attack on Odesa, including a 3-year-old boy who sustained a leg injury.

According to preliminary reports, russian drone strikes in Odesa, Ukraine, resulted in civilian casualties, including one child, and damage to residential buildings.

The Ukrainian Air Force reports that several groups of Iranian-made Shahed drones are moving toward Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.

Ukrainian naval drones that sink Russian warships have become more lethal because they are armed with larger warheads and have a longer range to hit targets.

In Odesa region, law enforcement officers uncovered an illegal firearms and ammunition sales channel by detaining a trader who was selling a suitcase with weapons, explosives and ammunition.

Odesa Oblast Governor Kiper called on international partners to provide assistance now, not after the war, as Ukraine is now acting as a shield to prevent further Russian aggression in Europe.

In February, a record 8 million tons of cargo were exported through the humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea, of which 5. 2 million tons were products of Ukrainian farmers.

An anchor river mine was found on a beach in Odesa, pyrotechnics destroyed it.

Odesa region is actively building defensive fortifications to prepare for any scenario, said the head of the RMA.

In 2023, the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language received 3,692 appeals regarding violations of Ukrainian language legislation, most of them from Kyiv and three regions.

Border guards in Odesa region detained four men who tried to illegally cross the border by wrapping themselves in isothermal blankets, hoping to avoid thermal detection, but were caught.

As of the end of February, farmers in four regions of Ukraine started sowing 22. 3 thou hectares of spring wheat, barley and peas.

Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Odesa regions suffered the most from russian attacks on cultural heritage sites.

Restoration of an apartment building damaged by a Russian attack in 2022 continues in Odesa region.

Ukraine's Air Force has updated its air raid alert app with a new secure algorithm, but warns that due to the threat of ballistic missiles, people must rely on multiple sources of alerts to protect themselves.

Deputies in Vinnytsia are demanding additional payments from the city budget for Vinnytsia residents who have joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Security Service of Ukraine detained in Odesa a repeat offender who committed robberies against city residents under the guise of an SBU officer.

Overnight, Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 10 Iranian Shaheed drones sent from the Black Sea to attack Mykolaiv and Odesa regions, most of them over the sea.

A fire at a critical infrastructure facility in Odesa broke out after the wreckage of a downed Iranian Shahed drone caused a short circuit in the power grid.

The SBU will visit girls in Odesa who filmed and published videos of explosions in the city during air defense.

Explosions occurred in Odesa during enemy shelling of the city.

An Odesa surgeon who saved thousands of lives through surgical operations at the front has been posthumously awarded Ukraine's highest honor.

Ukraine has played an important role in ensuring global food security, exporting more than 70 million tons of agricultural products last year, according to Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food.