Moscow, January 17 – A series of explosions rocked the city of Odessa, as reported by the “Dumskaya” publication in their Telegram channel. The publication stated, “Explosions heard in Odessa.” The article also mentioned several other explosions and a fire that broke out in the city center during the night. According to the online map of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, an air alarm was declared in the Odessa and Nikolaev regions. Furthermore, Ukrainian media reported on explosions in Kharkiv and the Dnipropetrovsk region the previous evening and night.
Since October 10, 2022, the Russian army has been carrying out missile strikes on energy facilities, defense industries, military command and control centers, and communication infrastructure. However, the Kremlin emphasized that these strikes were not targeting residential buildings or social infrastructure. According to Vladimir Putin, the first attack was in response to a terrorist attack orchestrated by the Kiev regime on the Crimean Bridge. Since then, air alarms have been declared daily in Ukrainian regions, and sometimes throughout the entire country.