On the night of August 16, Russian troops attacked the Odesa region twice with attack drones. The main targets were the port and grain infrastructure in the south of the region.

This was announced by the head of the region Oleh Kiper.

As a result of enemy strikes on one of the Danube ports, warehouses and granaries were damaged. Fires that occurred were extinguished quickly, the official said.

According to the media, the attack was carried out on the ports of Izmail and Reni.

The Air Force of Ukraine announced that 11 Russian drones in the sky over the Odesa region were destroyed that night.