Russian Strike on Chornomorsk Injures 6, Damages Energy Grid

Six people were injured in an overnight Russian attack on the Black Sea port city of Chornomorsk in the Odesa region, which damaged energy infrastructure, heavily destroyed a four-story administrative building, and ruptured a gas pipeline, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (DSNS) reported on Sunday, Nov. 15. According to an official dispatch on Telegram, blast waves and falling debris shattered windows and damaged the facades of neighboring residential apartment buildings, while igniting fires in two parked passenger vehicles.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Emergency responders rescued an injured man who had become trapped inside one of the damaged apartments, forcing open the jammed door, administering first aid at the scene, and handing him over to ambulance crews for hospitalization. Psychologists from the DSNS also deployed to the impact zone to provide immediate support to local residents whose homes were damaged during the bombardment. Russia’s attacks on Odesa and Ukraine’s grid The overnight assault on Chornomorsk forms part of an escalating Russian campaign targeting Ukraine’s energy grid, gas distribution networks, and southern port infrastructure ahead of winter. On Saturday, Nov. 14, Russian forces launched waves of strikes and guided aerial bombs against Zaporizhzhia, wounding 28 people across morning and evening barrages and prompting authorities to close traffic across the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Station (DniproHES) dam, while overnight drone attacks in Kharkiv and Sumy regions injured 10 civilians. Other Topics of Interest A fortified school seven meters underground that was used to distribute aid was flattened by three-ton bombs. Shelters remain essential, but they guarantee nothing, and Russia's crimes must be named. Earlier in the week, on Nov. 13, Russian strikes on Odesa killed two women and injured six people, damaging private homes and cars and sparking a house fire, local officials said. On Nov. 11, a Russian drone struck a market in central Chornomorsk, killing three people and injuring others. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.