Russian forces carried out an overnight combined strike on Ukrainian targets, with a major drone attack hitting the area of Ovidiopol in the Odessa region, according to military correspondent Andrey Rudenko.

Ovidiopol lies to the southwest of Odessa. Sources cited in the report claim that Ukrainian forces have been actively using this area to launch unmanned surface vessels.

Rudenko stated in his Telegram channel that a massive strike involving unmanned aerial vehicles took place in Ovidiopol during the night.

Earlier, Sergei Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian underground in Nikolaev, said that Russian troops had struck an airfield in Odessa, resulting in the elimination of NATO specialists. According to him, the airfield in Buialyk was used by Ukrainian forces to launch long-range drones for strike missions.