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title: "Russian attack on Ukraine's Odesa region sparks fires at port"
description: "A Russian attack on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa sparked fires at port and energy infrastructure facilities, emergency services said on Monday."
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# Russian attack on Ukraine's Odesa region sparks fires at port

> A Russian attack on Ukraine's southern region of Odesa sparked fires at port and energy infrastructure facilities, emergency services said on Monday.

By Reuters · Published 17 November 2025, 14:44 SAST · Updated 17 November 2025, 14:44 SAST

## Key points
- In a classic case of "let's ruin everyone's day," a recent attack left Ukrainian ports in the dark and 36,500 households wondering if they should invest in candles, while power crews scramble to restore normalcy amidst the chaos.
- Ukrainian Deputy PM Oleksii Kuleba reported damage to port equipment and civilian vessels due to an overnight attack.
- One port is facing power outages, with specialists deployed for restoration efforts.
- The attack left 36,500 households without power, with 32,500 still affected as of Monday morning.
- DTEK confirmed significant damage to its facilities in the wake of the assault.

## Content

The attack damaged port equipment and several civilian vessels moored at the berths, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration Oleksii Kuleba wrote on Telegram.

"One of the ports is experiencing power outages, and specialists are already working to restore power," he said.

The attack on the region cut power to 36,500 households, Ukraine's private energy firm DTEK said on Monday. Some 32,500 households remained without power as of the morning.

DTEK reported significant damage to its facilities following the overnight attack in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

(Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko; Editing by Himani Sarkar and Alex Richardson)