Russia attacks Odesa port, kills brothers near frontline, officials say
Russian strikes kill three brothers near frontline as drone attacks damage Odesa ports, power supplies, and key transport infrastructure.
Ukrainian – (Web Desk) – Three Ukrainian brothers — including an eight-year-old child — were killed near the eastern front line, while a separate Russian drone strike at a Black Sea port near Odesa left one person dead and six others wounded, officials said Friday.
Local prosecutors in Ukraine’s Donetsk region said the boys’ mother and grandmother were also injured in the late-Thursday attack. Two of the brothers were 19 years old.
Ukraine’s ports remain vital lifelines for the country’s foreign trade and wartime economy. Russia has intensified strikes on port facilities and energy infrastructure, while Kyiv has responded by targeting Russian oil sites, as U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to end the war remain stalled.
“Russia carried out large-scale attacks on port and railway infrastructure,” Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said in a statement on Telegram.
Infrastructure belonging to a business as well as fertiliser warehouses and vehicles, including freight wagons, were damaged, Kuleba said, adding that the attack sparked a fire.
The next time Witkoff tells Trump Ukrainians are “hopeful,” remember the three children under two and the man killed today when Russia struck a home in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region. This is what “hope” looks like under Russian bombs. pic.twitter.com/PPxNG4E4Qd
— Shaun Pinner (@olddog100ua) February 11, 2026
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority did not name the port, saying only that it was one of the three around Odesa and continued to operate despite damage to infrastructure.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 154 drones in total and one ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight. Air defences downed or neutralised 111 of the drones, it said.
Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper said that energy, industrial, and residential infrastructure in the region was also targeted after reporting earlier that the attack caused “substantial” disruption to power, heat and water supplies.
Ukraine’s major private energy company DTEK said the damage to energy infrastructure in the city was “extremely serious” and the repairs will take a long time. It did not say which facility was hit.
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Railway infrastructure in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region also came under attack in the past 24 hours, Kuleba said.
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