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Posted on December 26, 2025
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Russian drones damaged foreign vessels in Ukraine's ports, causing power cuts and infrastructure damage. No casualties were reported.
KYIV, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Russian overnight drone attacks damaged Slovakia-, Palau- and Liberia-flagged vessels in ports in Ukraine's Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, Ukraine's deputy prime minister said on Friday.
In recent weeks, Russia has escalated attacks on the southern Odesa region, and Ukrainian officials said Moscow aimed to cut Ukraine off from the Black Sea and sow chaos among civilians.
There were no casualties in Friday's strikes, Oleksiy Kuleba said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app, but the attacks caused power cuts and damaged elevators and civilian warehouses in the Odesa region.
Separately, Kuleba added, drones damaged a locomotive and a freight car at the northwestern Kovel railway station, around 60 kilometres (37.28 miles) from Poland.
"Despite Russia's deliberate terror, Ukraine's logistics system continues to function," Kuleba said.
Russia did not comment on the matter.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Joe Bavier and Muralikumar Anantharaman)
A drone attack involves the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to carry out strikes against specific targets, often in military contexts. These attacks can cause damage to infrastructure and pose risks to civilian safety.
Foreign-flagged vessels are ships that are registered under the flag of a country different from that of the owner. This often allows for different regulatory and tax benefits.
A logistics system refers to the management of the flow of goods, information, and resources from the point of origin to the point of consumption. It includes transportation, warehousing, and inventory management.
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