Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesAll non-critical infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa was without power after Russia used drones to hit energy facilities, local officials said on Saturday, with much of the surrounding region also affected.
“Due to the scale of the damage all users in Odesa except critical infrastructure have been disconnected from electricity,” Odesa’s mayor, Gennadiy Trukhanov, wrote on Facebook. Odesa, Ukraine’s largest port city, had a population of more than 1 million before Russia’s 24 February invasion. A statement posted by the city administration on the Telegram app said that Russian strikes hit key transmission lines and equipment in Odesa region in the early hours of Saturday.