Odesa

Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov reported an explosion in the city. Earlier, the Ukrainian Air Force warned of the threat of ballistic missile attacks from Crimea, and an air alert was declared in the region.

DTEK reports that the electricity supply situation in Odesa and the region has stabilized. The city is returning to scheduled outages and power engineers continue to repair the damaged infrastructure.

An explosion occurred in the city of Odesa, as reported by Mayor Gennady Trukhanov. Before that, the Air Force warned of a threat approaching the city.

In 16 months, Ukrainian agricultural products were exported to 50 countries via the sea corridor. More than 90 million tons of products passed through Odesa's ports, which is 14% more than last year.

The police and the SBU exposed a group of 15-16-year-olds who were collecting intelligence for the FSB via a telegram channel. The participants were detained while taking pictures of air defense facilities, and one of them faces life imprisonment.

Russia launched two attacks on the Odesa region: with drones at dawn and missiles in the morning. The air defense system shot down all the targets, but the debris damaged the office of a transportation company and 8 trucks.

The Ukrainian Air Force has warned of a group of enemy missiles moving from Kherson region toward Mykolaiv region. This is happening against the backdrop of a massive Russian attack across Ukraine, during which explosions were recorded in various regions.

Russia has been amassing missiles and drones for a massive attack on Ukraine, according to the head of the National Security and Defense Council's Central Intelligence Center. On Friday morning, explosions occurred in Odesa, Kyiv region and western Ukraine.

Explosions were reported in Odesa after the Air Force warned of a ballistic missile threat. Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov confirmed the explosions as part of a massive Russian attack.

An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine, and explosions have been reported in Odesa and Khmelnytsky region. Air defense systems are operating in Kyiv region, and missile traffic is spotted over the western regions.

Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov reports an explosion in the city. An air alert has been declared throughout Ukraine, and people are heading for shelter.

After the brain death of a 13-year-old boy from Odesa region, his parents agreed to organ donation. Thanks to this decision, five patients of different ages received life-saving heart, lung, kidney, and liver transplants.

Ukrainian children received gifts from the Vadym Stolar Foundation as part of the Light of Childhood project.

The court seized a Mercedes-Benz G400 D from the head of the migration control department of the State Migration Service in Odesa region due to income discrepancies. The car was registered to the official's mother in 2023.

A man who set fire to post offices and administrative buildings for a monetary reward was detained in Odesa region. The offender received orders via messenger and filmed the arsons for reporting purposes.

A young man who set fire to an SUV ordered through social media was detained in Odesa. The offender filmed the arson to confirm the task, but was never rewarded.

Access Operations on the border with Moldova have been fully restored after a technical failure of the Moldovan Customs database. Checkpoints in the Odessa and Vinnytsia regions have been operating normally since 16:15.

Border crossing operations with Moldova have been temporarily suspended due to malfunctions in the Moldovan customs database. Problems have arisen at the checkpoints in Odesa and Vinnytsia regions.

DTEK has updated the schedule of blackouts for December 9 for Kiev and three regions. In the capital, from 10:00 to 19:00, There will be two queues of blackouts instead of one.

In Ukraine, Mostly cloudy weather with different temperature conditions. Light rain is expected in Kiev at +1...+3°C, while Simferopol will be the warmest - up to +15°C.

DTEK has published schedules of planned power outages for Kiev, Kiev, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions for December 9. The company promises to promptly inform about possible changes via The Telegram channel.

December 8 in Ukraine Mostly cloudy weather with precipitation in the West and South. The air temperature will range from 0 to +13°C.

Cloudy weather is expected in Ukraine with precipitation in the form of rain and sleet, temperatures from -2 to +11°C. It will be warmest in Simferopol, coldest in Dnipro.

In Odessa, the driver refused to show military registration documents to an employee of the shopping center and handed him on the car door. The serviceman received a concussion and was hospitalized.

Artsiz City Council appeals to the highest authorities regarding the introduction of electricity benefits for non-gasified areas. The head of the Odessa RSA Oleg Kiper promised to help by sending an appeal to the Prime Minister.

Musician and soldier Yuriy Mielofon was killed on December 2 while performing a combat mission. He was known for creating remixes for the singer Lavika and active volunteer work since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

Seaports of the Odessa region handled 89. 8 million tons of cargo in 11 months, which is 1.7 times more than last year. More than 3,200 vessels passed through the Ukrainian corridor, exporting 85.8 million tons of cargo.

Thanks to the Order of the Odessa RMA on a new procedure for submitting documents for grain exports, 6 billion foreign currency revenue was returned to Ukraine in 15 months. The initiative was later extended to the whole country.

At the regional meeting of the Congress of local authorities, the budget for 2025 was discussed. Programs for the modernization of school meals, support for veterans and development of Medicine in the region were approved.

In the Odesa region, a driver hit two servicemen of the State Border Guard Service, one of whom died. The 66-year-old driver was sober, he was detained, and a criminal proceeding has been initiated.