War in Ukraine. The chronicle minute by minute, day 290

Following the attack by kamikaze drones in the Odessa region, energy structures were heavily damaged and thousands of consumers were left without an energy supply. The authorities report that the time needed to repair the electricity system “is not days, but even weeks, and perhaps 2-3 months”. “We understand how difficult it is to be without electricity for such a long period” writes the Odessa State Administration. Therefore, we are turning to you with a request: if you understand that soon it will be difficult for you to cope with the absence of electricity and you have the opportunity to temporarily leave the city of Odessa and head to Odesa Oblast or beyond, then you should do it”.

According to the mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov the evening explosion in the Russian base of Melitopol led to the death or wounding of about 200 Russian soldiers. Melitopol is the city around which the defense line of the Russian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region is being formed.