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On the night of March 5, the Russian Armed Forces launched multiple strikes on the Ukrainian military facilities. Russian strikes destroyed targets in the eastern regions in the rear areas, including in Volchansk in the Kharkiv region and in Pokrovsk and Slavyansk areas in the DPR; but the main direction of the Russian strikes was the Odessa region, which came under one of the most massive attacks.
Last night, the largest number of strikes was recorded in the Odessa region. Despite the claims by the Ukrainian Air Forces about the downing of 18 out of the 22 kamikaze drones “Geran-2”, numerous explosions thundered in the Odessa region. The targets included the port infrastructure, air defense/electronic warfare equipment and points of accommodation of Ukrainian servicemen and foreign fighters. In total, Russian strikes were confirmed in at least seven areas.
Russian drones struck the following targets in the Odessa region:
- Sea Port in Yuzhny and Sea Port in Odessa, which are used for shipment of military cargo, including ammunition and drones. The strikes are launched amid the increased activity of foreign bulk carriers in the Black Sea.
- The Gidroport airfield located on the outskirts of the village of Naberezhnoe, where a mobile NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system was reportedly destroyed.
- At least two Russian UAVs struck the building of the neurological department of the Hadjibey Sanatorium for children located in the village of Usatovo. The facility was used for accommodation of one of the newly created brigades of the Ukrainian territorial defense. According to unconfirmed reports, at least 13 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and wounded as a result of the strike.
- Russian UAVs struck military facilities near the village of Dachnoye, northwest of Odessa. A railway line used for transfer of military personnel and equipment to and from Odessa runs through this village. According to some local reports, the target was the military base located in the forest area near the village
- Russian strikes in Chernomorskoe (Chabanka) reportedly destroyed the temporary deployment point of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces and the hangars with unmanned boats.
- Explosions also thundered in the village of Kotovsky.
In an attempt to protect the military facilities in the region, the Ukrainian air defense systems deployed in Odessa launched strikes from the city limits, posing threat to the local civilian population.
