Russia’s Defense Ministry said on the 16th local time Russian forces used drones
at dawn to strike Ukrainian port infrastructure and related vessels, hitting a
logistics center in Odesa region and a ship supplying Odesa port. Ukraine’s
State Emergency Service said the strikes damaged energy infrastructure in Odesa
region. The Ukrainian General Staff said there were 304 combat engagements along
the front over the past day, that Ukrainian air force, missile troops and
artillery struck Russian positions, and that Ukrainian forces shot down 693
Russian drones.
