Odesa

Another explosion was heard in Odesa: the mayor urged residents to stay in safe places, and the Air Force reported a ballistic threat from the south.

According to the head of the Odesa regional state administration, Russia launched a missile attack on Odesa region, injuring five people and damaging civilian infrastructure.

Three people were injured as a result of enemy shelling in Odesa and were taken to the hospital for medical care, the mayor of the city said.

Another explosion was heard in Odesa, the third in a row, as reported by the city's mayor, Gennady Trukhanov, amid an air raid alert.

Explosions were heard in Odesa, prompting the mayor and regional authorities to call on city residents to take shelter during an air raid alert.

Ukraine has done everything necessary to start negotiations with the EU on joining the bloc in June, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The Reni International Automobile Checkpoint on the border with Moldova in Odesa Oblast has been reconstructed, allowing for joint control with Moldova and paving the way for the Green Corridor initiative to facilitate transit to the Romanian port of Galati.

DTEK has warned consumers in several regions that stabilization blackouts will be applied from 19:00, but there should be no power outages until then.

The saboteurs tried to blow up a railroad facility in Odesa region, but were prevented by a crossing guard who put out a fire in a relay cabinet.

All 20 enemy "shaheds" were destroyed in the airspace of Kharkiv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions by Ukrainian air defense forces.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about the detection of enemy Shahed drones of Iranian production, which were flying to Vinnytsia from the south.

Hostile drones were detected in the direction of Odesa and Odesa and Kirovohrad regions.

An entrepreneur from Odesa region exchanged an embroidered shirt from the Living Museum Center for five drones to be donated to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The conflict between the man and representatives of the TCC and JV occurred in a bus in Odesa. An internal investigation has been launched to clarify the circumstances and participants in the conflict.

Defensive structures are being built all over Ukraine, including in regions far from the front line, such as Odesa, as part of a planned effort to prepare for all possible scenarios and provocations and to ensure greater security.

Ukraine is facing a significant electricity shortage, with hourly blackouts in all regions, and imports from 5 EU countries are planned to overcome the shortage.

In the coming days, in some regions of Ukraine, light rains and thunderstorms are expected, with temperatures ranging from 4-11°C at night to 13-23°C during the day.

Tomorrow, stabilization outages are possible in Kyiv, Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Donetsk regions from 00:00 to 09:00 and from 16:00 to 00:00.

On May 15, from 19:25 to 22:00, Ukrenergo introduced controlled emergency power outages for industrial and residential consumers in all regions of Ukraine.

Due to the difficult situation in the power grid caused by the recent shelling and falling temperatures, emergency power outages were introduced in several regions of Ukraine, including Kyiv, Kyiv region, Odesa, Dnipro and Donetsk regions. On May 14, about 10% of Kyiv residents experienced an emergency power outage.

Ukraine detained a repeat offender who worked for the Russian Wagner PMC and collected information on the locations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Vinnytsia and Cherkasy regions, reporting to the occupiers on the consequences of missile and drone strikes.

Ukraine's energy system remains in a difficult situation, with a significant deficit. This week alone, emergency imports from Europe amounting to 20 GWh had to be brought in to help. Emergency power outages for households remain possible during evening peak hours.

As of 9:00 a. m. on May 15, emergency power outages in Kyiv, Kyiv region, Odesa, Donetsk and Dnipro regions have been canceled, but the situation in the power grid remains extremely difficult.

People are being evacuated from the areas of Kharkiv Oblast where the fighting is very active. As of today, the city has already received more than 5 thousand people

219 defenders from Odesa Oblast took advantage of an interest-free loan for new housing under the eHouse program. The preferential rate is 3-7%, and the loan term is up to 20 years. The minimum down payment is 20%.

Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Regional State Administration, held an online meeting with the Deputy Governor of Istanbul Province to discuss cooperation in such areas as children's health, medicine, IT technologies, youth internships, business missions and infrastructure projects.

A 19-year-old girl was hospitalized with head and chest injuries after being beaten by a representative of the Odesa Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, which led to a criminal investigation by the Ministry of Defense and the National Police.

The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police prevented attempts to sell trophy weapons - assault rifles, sniper rifles, grenade launchers and explosives - to criminals in the frontline areas of Donetsk and Kharkiv regions by detaining 5 dealers.

The police extradited to the Czech Republic six fraudsters who defrauded their compatriots of UAH 5. 5 million from a call center in Ukraine, posing as bank employees and luring victims into remote access or bank details, converting the money into cryptocurrency or cash to buy luxury goods.

Ukraine's Security Service detained another Russian agent who was leaking information to the FSB about the aftermath of a double missile strike on Odesa on March 15 that killed 21 people and injured 74 others.