Power and water supplies are gradually being restored around the key port of Odesa after the region was hit by drone strikes, the city’s Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said in a statement on Telegram.
The number of people without power in the region decreased from 1.5 million on Saturday to 300,000 on Sunday.
“The situation is quite controlled, although not easy,” he said.
Trukhanov said his administration is re-launching pumping stations and delivering water by truck to zones where shortages continue. Regarding power supply and heating, the official said 43 out of 140 boiler houses are still not working.
“Power engineers are working to ensure that the electricity returns to the homes of Odesa residents as soon as possible,” the mayor said.
The head of Odesa regional state administration, Maksym Marchenko, said in a statement that “power is gradually returning to Odesa”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that the damage was done by Iranian-made drones, which Russia launched overnight Friday into Saturday.
Why Odesa’s stability is so important: The port of Odesa is Ukraine’s key to exporting vital food products, including through its “Grain from Ukraine” initiative, which is aimed at addressing the global hunger crisis.
