Russian airstrikes on Saturday targeted port city Odesa and other Ukrainian territories, leaving 3 people dead and dozens injured, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. In a reciprocal operation, Ukrainian drones hit a military airbase in Taganrog and the KuibyshevAzot and Tolyattikauchuk chemical plants in Tolyatti. Fires broke out across several Russian defense-industrial facilities, including the nation's top synthetic rubber producer in the Samara region.

Moscow is redirecting grain exports to its Far East territories because Ukrainian strikes have disrupted shipping flows from Black Sea ports. This shift in logistics occurs alongside large-scale Russian raids on 10 Ukrainian regions, prolonging disruptions to maritime trade for both countries as shipping in the Black Sea remains hampered.