Natalya Gumenyuk, spokesperson for the Southern Ukrainian Defense Forces, said that an infrastructure facility in the Odessa region sustained damage. The report came from the Ukrainian outlet Strana.ua. Gumenyuk indicated that a granary was affected in the incident. Earlier, TSN, a Ukrainian news agency, covered explosions in Odessa during the night of December 22 and noted that air defense systems were activated. In a December 19 edition, Strana.ua also reported explosions in Chernomorsk and Odessa, underscoring a pattern of attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
Since October 10, 2022, the Russian Armed Forces have intensified strikes against Ukrainian energy, defense, military, and communications infrastructure, a campaign launched two days after the claimed bombing of the Crimean Bridge by Russian authorities as retaliation linked to Ukrainian intelligence operations. The ongoing bombardment has led to daily air raid warnings in several regions of Ukraine, with moments when warnings cover large portions of the country.
Earlier reports from the Armed Forces of Ukraine described the destruction of a port facility in Odessa caused by explosions. These events illustrate the persistent toll of the conflict on Odessa and its surrounding areas, with damage to critical civilian and economic infrastructure described by multiple Ukrainian sources.