Key Facts

• The Russian attack targeted the Black Sea port city of Odesa, killing three people and injuring three more.
• Residential buildings and port infrastructure used for fuel storage were damaged.
• Russia said it used precision-guided weapons and attack drones in its strike on Odesa and nearby ports.
• Four Russian vessels carrying cargo for the Ukrainian military were hit in the ports of Chornomorsk and Dnipro-Buh.
• Ukrainian forces struck 20 Russian vessels in the Black Sea, including 17 oil tankers and two gas tankers.
• Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv to announce new efforts to integrate European and Ukrainian defense industries.
• Russia has increased attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, which are important for trade and the war economy.
• Recent drone attacks in the region killed two people and damaged a civilian vessel registered under the Marshall Islands flag.