Russian drones struck the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa, causing “damage”, local authorities said today.

“The enemy hit Odessa and its region with UAVs,” the local administration said via Facebook. “There is damage,” he added, without elaborating.

The head of the military command of the Odesa region Yuri Kruk said, according to the announcement, that the Ukrainian air defense was activated and warned against a possible second wave of attacks.

Odessa was the destination of thousands of tourists, Ukrainians and Russians, every year before the war broke out with the Russian army invading Ukrainian territory in February 2022.

Since the start of the armed conflict, the city has been bombed repeatedly by the Russian armed forces.

In January, UNESCO added the historic center of Odessa to the list of endangered world heritage sites.