Escalating Russian airstrikes aim to cut Ukraine off from sea, Zelenskiy claims

"The situation in the Odessa region is harsh due to Russian strikes on port infrastructure and logistics. Russia is once again trying to restrict Ukraine's access to the sea and block our coastal regions," Zelenskiy told reporters in Kyiv.

Russia's aim is, "to sow chaos, to exert moral pressure during winter...so that there is no fuel, no food supplies, so that there are problems with medical supplies," he said.

Russia's attack on Pivdennyi port on Saturday hit reservoirs, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on the Telegram messaging app, a day after a missile strike on the port killed eight people and injured at least 30.