Russian strikes damaged the Polish consulate in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa overnight, according to Poland’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Maciej Wewiór.
“As a result of the overnight bombardment, the Polish consulate in Odesa was damaged,” Wewiór wrote on X, describing it as “another night of Russian terror.”
He added that no consulate employees had been injured and praised the diplomats’ work, saying: “Great respect for the entire [Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs] team working in Ukraine.”
Russia overnight struck cities across the country in one of its largest attacks of the yr so far.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Moscow had launched almost 300 drones, 18 ballistic missiles and seven cruise missiles in the sweeping attacks which affected eight regions and targeted energy-generation facilities and substations.
Four people were killed in Kharkiv when missiles and drones hit a postal terminal.
At least five people were injured in Odesa as temperatures dropped to –7°C and fires broke out at a residential building, a fitness center and a garage, causing extensive damage.
Emergency psychologists were forced to assist 14 people, including one child.
Odesa has been one of the hardest-hit regions in recent weeks, sustaining frequent attacks which have left tens of thousands of residents without electricity, heating and water supplies.
In late December, a series of strikes left Odesa without electricity for almost a week, as well as without water and heating in some areas.
Moscow has stepped up its strikes on civilian energy infrastructure in deepest winter in an effort to decrease morale among the population amid freezing temperatures.