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During the [[Southern Ukraine offensive]] of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the city of [[Odessa]] and the surrounding region were target of shelling and air striked by Russian forces on multiple occasions since the conflict began, fired predominantly from Russian warships situated offshore in the [[Black Sea]]. The city has also been targeted by Russian [[cruise missile]]s.
During the [[Southern Ukraine offensive]] of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the city of [[Odessa]] and the surrounding region were target of shelling and air strikes by Russian forces on multiple occasions since the conflict began, fired predominantly from Russian warships situated offshore in the [[Black Sea]]. The city has also been targeted by Russian [[cruise missile]]s.


== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==

Revision as of 14:27, 20 April 2022

2022 bombing of Odessa
Part of the Southern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Aftermath of a Russian missile strike against warehouses in Odessa on 24 February
Date24 February 2022 – present
(2 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
Belligerents
 Russia  Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Serhiy Bratchuk
Units involved

 Russian Armed Forces

 Armed Forces of Ukraine

Casualties and losses
Moskva sunk[1]
1 Mi-8 helicopter shot down		 22 soldiers killed
at least 1 civilian dead

During the Southern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city of Odessa and the surrounding region were target of shelling and air strikes by Russian forces on multiple occasions since the conflict began, fired predominantly from Russian warships situated offshore in the Black Sea. The city has also been targeted by Russian cruise missiles.

Timeline

Equipment seized from alleged Russian saboteurs in Odessa, 27 February

The first Russian airstrikes against Odessa occurred on the first day of the invasion, early on 24 February, targeting warehouses in the city as well as radar and air defense systems in Lipetks. The attacks left at least 22 killed and 6 wounded among servicemen and soldiers.[2][3] Russian saboteurs had begun operating in Odessa by 27 February, as Ukrainian authorities detained them and confiscated their equipment. Evacuation trains began taking civilians out of the city towards Chernivtsi and Uzhhorod on 2 March, with further evacuation trains operating on 8 March.[4]

At around 12:00 local time on 2 March, Russian forces shelled the village of Dachne to the north-west of Odessa, damaging a natural gas pipeline and setting fire to nine houses and a garage. This was followed on 3 March by the shelling of the nearby villages of Zatoka[5] and Bilenke, killing at least one civilian in the latter village.[6] Russian warships also shelled the Ukrainian civilian vessel Helt in the port of Odessa, causing it to sink.[7] Later that evening, Russian saboteurs hacked local government websites in Odessa, publishing fake news about an apparent Ukrainian capitulation to the Russians.

On 5 March, one Russian Mil Mi-8 was reported shot down near the city of Odessa[8][9] A new brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine was founded in Odessa on 8 March, after initial complaints by civilians in the city wishing to join the defence force of a lack of organisation as they were sent home without weapons.[10]

Russian attacks in Odessa intensified towards the end of March. During the morning of 21 March, Russian warships reappeared offshore and began shelling targets in Odessa including the port, before Ukrainian coastal artillery returned fire and drove them back out into the Black Sea.[11] On 25 March, Ukrainian air defences claimed to shot down three cruise missiles over the Black Sea which were on course to strike targets in and around Odessa.[12] Ukraine claimed two more Russian cruise missiles were shot down off the coast of Odessa on 27 March,[13] although the city subsequently came under heavy mortar fire according to a statement on Telegram by Sergei Bratchuk, spokesman for the Odessa military administration.[14]

On 13 April, Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych and Odesa governor Maksym Marchenko said that the Russian cruiser Moskva, flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, had been hit by two Neptune anti-ship missiles and was on fire in rough seas.[1] The missiles were apparently launched in or near Odesa at Moskva located 60 to 65 nautical miles offshore.[15][16] The Russian Ministry of Defence said that a fire had caused munitions to explode, and that the ship had been seriously damaged and the crew fully evacuated, without any reference to a Ukrainian strike.[17] The following day, the ship sunk as it was attempting to reach port for repairs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Russia says flagship missile cruiser has sunk after explosion off coast of Ukraine". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  2. ^ "На Одещині російські окупанти вбили 18 осіб" (in Ukrainian). 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. ^ "В Подільську на Одещині прощаються з загиблими внаслідок ворожого авіаудару по військовій частині". Depo Odesa (in Ukrainian). 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ "The situation in Odessa: what is happening in the city". RBC Ukraine (in Russian). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Ворог обстріляв курортну Затоку на Одещині". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 3 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ Лотоцька, Наталка (3 March 2022). "Окупанти двічі обстріляли село Біленьке на Одещині, загинула людина". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ Касіян, Віра (3 March 2022). "Pосійські кораблі в Одеському порту потопили цивільне судно, яке не погодилося стати живим щитом (оновлено)". LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ Орлова, Віолетта (5 March 2022). "ППО України збила російський літак в Одесі". UNIAN (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  9. ^ "The Russian Air Force Just Had A Terrible Day Over Ukraine". The Drive. 5 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Що відбувається у Одесі зараз. Ситуація в місті 9 березня: онлайн". RBC Ukraine (in Russian). 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Одеське узбережжя обстріляли два кораблі рф – артилерія ЗСУ відігнала ворога". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Над Одещиною збили три ворожі крилаті ракети". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  13. ^ Вельможко, Александр (27 March 2022). "Бойові дії 27 березня: ворог намагався обстріляти Одесу ракетами (ВІДЕО)". Одесский Курьер (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  14. ^ Закревська, Софія (28 March 2022). "Окупанти втекли та залишили на полі бою рідкісну зброю – міномет 2С23 "Нона-СВК". Фото". OBOZREVATEL (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  15. ^ Axe, David (April 13, 2022). "One Of Russia's Biggest Cruisers Knocked Out Near Odessa". Forbes. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  16. ^ Manash Pratim Boruah; Prathamesh Karle; Shaurav Gairola (April 14, 2022). "Fire puts Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet flagship out of action". Janes Information Services. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Russia Says Major Ship in Black Sea Fleet Badly Damaged in Blast - Interfax". April 13, 2022. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
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