Nearly 300,000 people without power, water supply in Ukraine's Odesa after Russian attack, deputy PM says

Rescuers evacuate residents from the apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine in this handout picture released February 12, 2026. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Odesa region/Handout via REUTERS

Feb ⁠12 (Reuters) - Nearly 300,000 ⁠people were ‌left without electricity and water supply in ​Ukraine's southern ⁠city of ⁠Odesa after a ⁠Russian ‌attack, Deputy ⁠Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba ​said ‌on Thursday.

He added ⁠that ​close to 200 buildings ⁠in the city ​were left without heating, while 10,000 ⁠consumers were also left without heating in ​the ⁠southeastern city of ​Dnipro.

(Reporting ‌by Anna Pruchnicka; ​Editing by Alex Richardson)