ISTANBUL

Ukraine on Monday said that a fire broke out at the port of Pivdennyi in the country’s southwestern Odesa region following an overnight Russian attack, which also damaged local energy infrastructure.

Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba wrote on Telegram that the fire took place after about 30 containers carrying flour and vegetable oil caught fire.

“Port workers and all relevant services are working on site, the elimination of the consequences is ongoing,” Kuleba said, adding that more than 120,000 people in the Odesa region were left without electricity due to damage inflicted on local energy infrastructure.

He said that restoration work is also underway in the country’s northwestern Zhytomyr region, where he added damage to railway infrastructure was recorded.

Separately, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said that energy infrastructure in the city of Odesa and the broader region caught fire, while warehouses with fertilizer and agricultural machinery were also damaged.

Ukraine’s Air Force claimed separately on Telegram that the country’s air defenses shot down 58 out of 86 various types of drones launched by Russia overnight.

Russian authorities have not yet commented on the attack or the claims.

On Saturday, Ukrainian authorities said eight people were killed and 27 others injured in an overnight Russian missile attack on Pivdennyi Port, which is situated about 27 kilometers (16.7 miles) northeast of Odesa.

The day before, officials also reported damage to a bridge near the village of Mayaky, situated near Ukraine’s border with neighboring Moldova.