Russia targets Odesa with three missile types overnight

Russian forces launched ballistic, anti-ship, and anti-radar missiles overnight into August 9 in an attack on Ukraine's Odesa Oblast from the Black Sea. The Air Force reported that several missiles missed their targets. The forces also deployed 202 Shahed-type attack drones, both jet-powered and non-jet, as well as decoy drones and Banderol loitering munitions launched from various locations in Russia, including Kursk, Millerovo, Oryol, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and the occupied regions of Donetsk and Khvardiyske in Crimea.

The primary target of the assault was the Odesa Oblast. As of 8 a.m. on August 9, Ukrainian air defenses had intercepted or neutralized 174 enemy drones and five Banderol loitering munitions across the northern, southern, and eastern parts of the country. The strikes targeted 22 locations, with debris from intercepted weapons falling in an additional six spots.

Due to Ukrainian countermeasures, several enemy missiles failed to reach their targets, though the exact crash sites remained unclear. Overnight into August 9, Russian missile strikes on Odesa triggered explosions, damaging buildings in multiple districts and injuring at least six people. Residential structures suffered damage in several districts, and vehicles were destroyed by fire.

Prior to the strikes, Ukraine's Air Force had issued warnings of a ballistic threat and later confirmed that several missiles were aiming for Odesa. On August 7, a Russian strike had already damaged the Chornomorets football stadium in central Odesa, causing damage to its roof, windows, and stands.