Odesa

After Russian officials in Riyadh claimed that there were no strikes on the energy sector, Odesa was attacked. 160,000 Odessans were left without electricity and heat at -6°C, and schools and hospitals were damaged.

As a result of the drone attack, two district boiler houses in Odesa lost power, leaving 489 residential buildings and 36 social facilities without heat. Emergency crews are working to restore the power, and heating stations have been set up in the city.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 167 drones and two Iskander-M missiles, with air defense shooting down 106 drones. The attack affected 5 regions.

Russian UAVs attacked Kyiv region, the alert lasted almost 8 hours. A private house and two cars were damaged in Vyshgorod and Fastiv districts.

Russian forces attacked Odesa with strike drones, damaging civilian infrastructure. 4 people, including a child, were injured, and there are local power and heat outages in the area.

On February 19, cloudy weather is expected in Ukraine with localized precipitation in the north and west. Temperatures will range from -7°C in the east to +2°C in the south, with possible ice cover.

As a result of the terrorist attack in Odesa, 14 schools, 13 kindergartens and more than 500 residential buildings were left without electricity and heating. A children's clinic was damaged, and one person was wounded.

The enemy shelling left a large part of Odesa without electricity, water and heat. The problems affected both residential buildings and critical infrastructure, including medical facilities.

Explosions were heard again in Odesa after an attack by enemy drones.

Russian drones attacked Odesa, causing a fire in the city. Local Telegram channels report explosions in various districts and possible power outages.

Law enforcers exposed a group of fraudsters posing as bank employees who defrauded the mother of a deceased military officer of UAH 3 million. The criminals used SIP telephony to imitate calls from the bank and conducted about 500 episodes of fraud.

The SBU detained 7 top managers of an Odesa company for a scheme to circumvent sanctions on the supply of electrical equipment to Russia. The goods worth over USD 1 million were supplied through intermediaries in the Middle East.

As a result of Russia's invasion, direct damage to Ukraine's infrastructure increased by $12. 6 billion to $170 billion. The largest losses were incurred in the housing stock ($60 billion), transportation ($38.5 billion), and energy ($14.6 billion).

Last week, 22 people, including 6 children, died on Ukrainian water bodies. The tragic incidents occurred in Kherson and Odesa regions, where children fell through the ice.

At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 147 Shahed drones and imitator drones from different directions. Air defense forces shot down 83 attack drones, detected 59 imitator drones, and damaged 4 regions.

Two drones violated Moldova's airspace near the border with Ukraine on Sunday evening. The incident occurred three days after a previous violation, when one of the drones exploded in the country.

Dry frosty weather is expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from -13° to +2°. Light snow is expected in the central and eastern regions, with ice on the roads.

About 100 nutria that escaped from households were recorded in the Nizhnednistrovsky National Park. Scientists are investigating the impact of these animals on the local fauna and ask visitors to report new sightings.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 143 drones and 2 ballistic missiles from different directions. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 95 attack UAVs in 10 regions, while 46 more imitator drones failed to reach their targets.

In the village of Korsuntsi, Odesa district, three teenagers aged 14-15 fell through the ice on a local pond. Despite the quick response of rescuers, the children could not be saved.

Ukraine is expected to experience a significant deterioration in weather conditions with snowfall and mixed precipitation. Temperatures will range from -6°C in the west to +6°C in the south, with the situation on the roads becoming more difficult.

The Ukrainian Air Force reports the movement of enemy drones over several regions of Ukraine. Drone activity was recorded in Dnipropetrovs'k, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kherson, Donetsk and Odesa regions.

A deputy of the Safianivka village council and four accomplices are suspected of contaminating land with toxic waste from ships. Instead of disposing of the waste, they illegally dumped it at a landfill, contaminating more than 2,200 square meters of land.

The guanacos Raquel and Ricardo gave birth to a baby boy named Sancho in Kyiv Zoo. In three weeks, the baby has gained 5 kg and is already trying to eat green twigs, although it is still feeding on mother's milk.

On February 14, cloudy weather with temperatures ranging from 0 to +8°C is expected in Ukraine. Precipitation in the form of snow and rain is possible in the west and center, while the south will remain warmer without precipitation.

The head of Zaporizhzhia RMA Ivan Fedorov reported on the operation of air defense systems in the region. The Ukrainian Air Force spotted drones in the north of the region moving in a northwesterly direction.

Three trucks collided near the village of Hlushky on the 76th km of the Kyiv-Odesa highway. Three lanes of traffic in the direction of Odesa are blocked, traffic is being diverted through the reverse lane under the control of patrol police.

Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov reported an explosion in the city after a warning of a ballistic threat from Crimea. Residents were urged to take shelter.

Bublyk the sheep and Masazhyk the cat won the Couple of the Year 2025 contest at the Odesa Zoo. The awarding ceremony will take place on February 14 at the Village Yard location.

As a result of a night drone attack on the Izmail district, port infrastructure and an educational institution were damaged. One woman received shrapnel wounds and was hospitalized.