The Russians attacked the Odessa region with “shaheeds”: they hit the border and port infrastructure
Date: 2023-10-06 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR, REGIONS
That night, Russian occupation forces carried out another massive drone attack on the south of the Odessa region. The enemy sent several groups of attack drones of the Shahed-131/136 type from the occupied Crimea to different regions of Ukraine, the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine report.
Of these, 11 drones were destroyed in the south: three were shot down over the Odessa region, and 8 over the Nikolaev region. According to the military, Russian drones used complex maneuvers, changed course several times and once again walked along the state border line.
In particular, the border and port infrastructure of the Danube region came under attack: a granary was damaged, several trucks caught fire, the fire was quickly extinguished. No people were injured as a result of the attack.
It is clarified that the operation of the ferry crossing has now been temporarily stopped.
As the head of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Oleg Kiper clarified, the drone attack lasted for three and a half hours.
According to him, the enemy was once again targeting the border and port infrastructure of the Izmail region. Keeper clarified that the number of cars that caught fire was 9 units.
As the press service of the Odessa Regional Prosecutor's Office reported, because of the attack, criminal proceedings have been opened for violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
In turn, the State Border Service noted that as a result of the temporary suspension of checkpoint operations at the Orlovka ferry checkpoint due to shelling, all vehicles are being redirected to other destinations. People are asked to take these circumstances into account when planning travel to or from Romania.
“We advise you to plan your trip in advance, choose other directions, including through the Reni automobile checkpoint. The resumption of checkpoint operations in Orlovka will be announced separately,” the border guards specified.
