Russian Strike on Odesa Infrastructure Facility Kills 3, Injures 1

Russian forces attacked the southern port city of Odesa on the morning of Monday, Nov. 9, striking an infrastructure facility and killing three people, while another person was injured.Serhiy Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration (MVA), reported the attack and its aftermath on Telegram.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.At 9:46 a.m., Lysak announced that Russian forces had struck the city and damaged infrastructure. He later confirmed that three people had been killed in the attack.One other person was injured and is in critical condition. Medical personnel are providing the victim with the necessary care, Lysak said.He also expressed his condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed.The State Emergency Service (DSNS) also reported another Russian attack on civilian infrastructure in the Odesa region.A non-operational warehouse building, which had been targeted in a previous attack, was struck and caught fire. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. No casualties or injuries were reported. The latest attack came two days after Russian forces struck Odesa on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 7, killing one person and damaging municipal infrastructure. The Saturday attack also sparked a fire in a non-residential building in one of the city’s districts, Lysak reported in a follow-up statement early Sunday. The blast wave shattered windows in nearby private homes. Emergency services responded to extinguish the fire and assess damage to neighboring buildings. Other Topics of Interest Estonia Calls Russian Sabotage ‘State Terrorism’ as Cyberattacks Hit Supermarkets Nearly 100 supermarkets across Europe were hit by cyberattacks that caused refrigeration systems to overheat, raising fresh security concerns. Moreover, a Russian FPV drone struck a vehicle carrying employees of Ukraine’s state grid operator Ukrenergo in the northeastern city of Sumy on Monday morning, injuring three energy workers, the company reported. All three were taken to hospital. Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, said preliminary information indicated that one of the injured workers had sustained severe injuries and was undergoing surgery. Ukrenergo said Russia was deliberately targeting not only energy infrastructure but also the workers responsible for maintaining the power grid and repairing equipment damaged in attacks. 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.