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A Russian drone attack targeted Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa during the night, continuing for a second straight day, resulting in a fire and causing damage to energy and port facilities.

“Air strikes resulted in additional harm to energy and port infrastructure. Fires started, and administrative buildings, equipment, and machinery were affected,” Regional Governor Oleh Kiper wrote onTelegram.

No harm or deaths were reported, as stated by Serhii Lysak, head of the regional military administration, who mentioned that emergency services were present at the scene.

“Power engineers are striving to bring electricity back to the homes of Odesa residents,” Lysak wrote onTelegram.

The assault represents the second straight attack on the city, with Russia carrying out another nighttime strike on port and industrial areas a day earlier, resulting in one death and two injuries.

“Odesa is experiencing the worst situation right now. Russia is intentionally damaging energy and civilian infrastructure, causing residents to lose electricity, water, and heating during extremely cold weather,” wrote Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on X on Thursday.

On Friday night, Russia deployed 99 drones and one Iskander-M missile towards Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Out of these, 73 drones were either destroyed or disrupted, while the Iskander-M missile and 26 UAVs hit 16 different sites throughout Ukraine.

Russian attacks persisted on Friday, as a missile struck the city of Uman in central Ukraine, resulting in six injuries, including two children, and causing damage to facilities, according to local officials.

Meanwhile, Ukraine claimed it hit a significant Russian oil refinery on Thursday with Storm Shadow missiles provided by the UK.

Ukraine’s military headquarters reported that its troops struck the Novoshakhtinsk refinery located in Russia’s Rostov region. “Several explosions were noted. The objective was successfully hit,” they stated on Telegram.

Ukrainian long-range drone attacks on Russian oil refineries are intended to cut off Moscow’s oil export income, which it relies on to continue its large-scale military campaign.