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Russian army attacks port and grain infrastructure in Odesa region with drones, warehouses damaged in Kharkiv region

16 August, 2023 Wednesday
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On the night of August 15-16, Russian terrorists launched Shahed attack UAVs to shell Odesa and Kharkiv regions. They targeted port and grain infrastructure

This was reported by the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Oleh Kiper.

"Russian terrorists attacked Odesa region twice last night with drones. The main target was the port and grain infrastructure in the south of the region," he said in a statement.

It is noted that as a result of enemy shelling of one of the Danube ports, warehouses and granaries were damaged. Fires broke out there, and the State Emergency Service quickly extinguished them.

According to Kiper, the Air Defense Forces destroyed 11 drones over Odesa region.

In addition, the Russian troops attacked the village of Pisky-Radkivsky in the Izium district of Kharkiv region at night.

According to Oleh Syniehubov, the head of the Regional Military Administration, the attack damaged the warehouse of an abandoned agricultural enterprise. According to preliminary reports, there were no casualties.

The Air Force reported the launch of the Shahed drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk after 10 p.m.

The exact number of attack UAVs launched by Russia is currently unknown. Around 1:00 a.m., the alert was announced in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.

Later, terrorists launched Shahed drones in Odesa region



 
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