Four killed and 11 injured in Russian strike on Chornomorsk market in Odesa Oblast

During the day on 11 November, Russian forces attacked the Rankovyi market in the central part of Chornomorsk in the Odesa Region (Oblast), the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, reported. Four in serious condition. The Russian attack also damaged residential buildings, vehicles and retail pavilions.

According to Kiper, Russian forces hit the market in the middle of the day, when many people are usually present.

Regional authorities initially reported one person killed and four injured, two of whom were in serious condition. However, the number of injured subsequently rose to 11 and the death toll to three.

Nine people were taken to hospitals, and doctors assessed the condition of four of them as serious. One more person received medical care directly at the scene of the attack.

Before the strike, the Ukrainian Air Force warned of a Russian jet-powered drone moving in the direction of Chornomorsk.

The explosion damaged residential buildings and parked vehicles located near the market.

The Odesa Oblast branch of the State Emergency Service clarified that a private residential building and retail pavilions were also damaged in the strike. A fire broke out on the market’s premises.

This is not the first Russian strike on residential areas of Chornomorsk in the last few days.

In particular, on 9 November 2026, a Russian drone hit a two-storey private house in the city. The attack caused a fire. Rescuers managed to save two people. At that time, there was no information about any casualties.

Furthermore, on the evening of 10 November and the morning of 11 November, Russian forces carried out a series of strikes on energy infrastructure in the Odesa Oblast.

As a result of damage to power grids, more than 135,000 consumers were left without electricity in several districts of the oblast.

Overnight, on 11 November, the Russian army attacked Ukraine with a missile and 163 strike drones of various types. The Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts were among those struck. Civilians were injured, and fires broke out, causing damage to residential buildings.

Under international humanitarian law, civilians and civilian objects are protected from attack. Intentional strikes on civilians, including those receiving humanitarian aid, can constitute war crimes.

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To provide background, previously, US president Donald Trump assisted Russia in enforcing its war economy by suspending tariffs and sanctions against the largest buyers of Russian oil. The measures were provided under the Lindsey Graham Act, which he signed in September.

Russia shipped 3.55 million barrels a day of crude in the four weeks to 25 October, with a rebound in cargoes leaving the Baltic port of Primorsk. Photographer: Marcelo del Pozo/Bloomberg

Bloomberg reported, citing ship tracking data and calculations based on oil prices, that in the week ending 25 October 2026, the value of Russian oil exports by sea reached $2.76 billion, the highest since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine. Russiaʼs revenue rose by about $430 million over the week. Urals prices rose, offsetting higher supplies and the eighth consecutive week of rising ESPO prices.

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Human rights organisations and Ukrainian authorities emphasise that structural economic pressure remains a key tool to halt such atrocities. They urge every nation and individual government worldwide to strictly enforce global sanctions, close existing regulatory loopholes, and completely sever remaining commercial and technological ties with the Russian Federation. Civil society groups stress that any continued cooperation by foreign businesses directly contributes to the resources Moscow uses to sustain its ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.

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