Larisa Kozovaya08:49, 22.11.25

Administrative buildings and more than 10 trucks were damaged.

Last night, the Russian army launched a drone strike in the southern Odessa region, specifically at the Orlovka checkpoint on the Romanian border. There were injuries, according to the Odessa Customs Service.

According to the statement, on the night of November 22, Russian attack drones damaged the infrastructure of the Orlovka ferry complex.

“The Orlovka international border crossing is temporarily suspending operations. All necessary measures are currently being taken to mitigate the consequences. We ask that you use other nearby border crossings,” customs officials said.

According to Odesa Regional State Administration Head Oleh Kiper, the occupiers launched a massive attack on the southern region. Despite active air defense operations, damage to civilian buildings was recorded. The facades, roofs, and glazing of administrative buildings were damaged. Eleven trucks were also damaged in a parking lot.

According to preliminary data, two people were injured.

According to the press service  of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office, a catering establishment was also destroyed. Two civilians, a 62-year-old man and a 56-year-old man, were injured in the enemy attack and taken to the hospital. An investigation into war crimes (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) has been opened under the procedural direction of the Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutors are working at the crime scene together with police.

As a law enforcement source told UNIAN, the victims are Ukrainian citizens, one of whom is a truck driver.

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