In the afternoon, a weather alert spread across Ukraine, triggering a wave of reports about blasts in central Odessa and other cities. An air defense system operates across several regions of the country, reflecting the ongoing security challenges.
Shortly afterward, the Infoksvodokanal utility stepped in to assist Odessa residents who lacked access to water. Power outages affected the city as officials worked to restore essential services.
Dear consumers. At present all pumping stations and backup lines are de-energized, which means there is no water supply for residents. Officials urged calm while work continued to address the disruption and restore service as soon as power returned to the system.
Officials from the Odessa water service noted that water supply would stabilize once power was restored to critical infrastructure. In parallel, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, reported damage to two infrastructure facilities in the Odessa region. The city’s heat supply enterprise indicated that, as a result, all central boiler houses were halted, while temperatures hovered near freezing. Electric transportation within the city was temporarily suspended as crews assessed the impact and began repairs.
There were also reports that a rocket fell within Moldova’s borders, with an unexploded shell located in the northern region near the Ukrainian frontier. Officials in Moldova had not yet issued an official comment regarding the incident.
Explosions were reported in the Mykolaiv, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Lviv, Kirovohrad, and Ternopil regions, as well as in the city of Kremenchuk in the Poltava region, where Ukraine’s oil refinery had previously sustained heavy damage from missile strikes. State media in Ukraine confirmed the sounds of blasts in Kremenchuk as well.
An emergency power outage was implemented in Sumy region as authorities took measures to prevent disruptions to the unified energy system. This move aimed to safeguard critical operations amid the broader strain on the national grid, according to RBC-Ukraine reports.
Vladimir Rogov, who leads a political movement advocating closer ties with Russia, claimed there were multiple explosions in parts of the Zaporizhzhia region controlled by Kyiv, including the city of Zaporizhzhia. He described hearing several detonations across different areas and suggested a notable level of activity in the district center. Rogov also asserted that the air defense forces are a major danger to civilians, though these claims represent his perspective and have not been independently verified here.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities stated that the air defense system remained active and that hopes remained for minimizing civilian risk. In Kharkiv, as in Kyiv, residents sought shelter in nearby metro stations during the heightened threat. By late afternoon, officials announced that the air raid warning across Ukraine had been cancelled. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remarked that Ukrainian air defense systems had intercepted the majority of missiles, and power engineers had commenced recovery work to restore services in affected areas.