Thousands without power, heat in Odesa
Voice of America
20 Feb 2025, 08:59 GMT+10
Thousands of residents in Ukraine's city of Odesa were without electricity or heating after Russia launched a massive drone attack for the second night in a row.
In his address to the nation on Wednesday night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said repair work was underway after 80,000 people lost power and the same number lost heating.
Governor Oleh Kiper, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said drone strikes damaged an administration building and triggered a fire at a restaurant and a storage facility. One person was injured.
During the Tuesday attack, four people were injured, including a child. Officials said 500 apartment buildings, 13 schools, a kindergarten, and several hospitals lost heating.
In Ukraine's northeastern city of Kupiansk, one person was killed Wednesday by a Russian guided bomb, Regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. Two others were injured in an attack on a village south of the city.
Guided bombs also hit an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the head of the city's military administration posted on Telegram. Three people, including 13-year-old twins, were injured.
One man was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's border region of Belgorod, the regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Wednesday.
Some information for this story was provided by Reuters
Share
Tweet
Share
Flip
Email
Subscribe and Follow
Get a daily dose of Africa Leader news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
News RELEASES
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Africa Leader.
More InformationRecord cold grips millions as US battles deep freeze
BISMARCK, North Dakota: More than 95 million people faced extreme cold on February 18 as a polar vortex sent temperatures to record...
Taiwan defends Strait’s status after China criticizes Canada
TAIPEI/BEIJING: Taiwan's defense ministry said this week that the Taiwan Strait does not belong to China, and any attempts to create...
No unified European army despite Russian threat, says Polish FM
WARSAW, Poland: European nations will not form a single, unified army despite growing security concerns over Russia, Polish Foreign...
Speaker Mike Johnson: Western survival hinges on national priorities
LONDON, U.K.: Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said this week that Western countries must focus on their national interests...
First human H5N1 case confirmed in Wyoming as bird flu spreads
CHEYENNE, Wyoming: The state reported its first human case of Type A H5N1 influenza, which is spreading through animals and some people...
Europe faces hard choices amid rising threats, warns French FM
MUNICH, Germany: Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot warned that Europe must brace...
Thames water secures legal lifeline, avoids collapse
LONDON, U.K.: A judge has approved an emergency financial plan to prevent Britain's largest water company, Thames Water, from collapsing,...
U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...
Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...
Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...
Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...
U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...
