# Russian Drone and Missile Barrage Slams Odesa and Western Ukraine, Reaches Polish Border Crossing *Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk* **Published**: 2026-09-13T08:07:57.997Z (2h ago) **Category**: conflict | **Region**: Eastern Europe **Importance**: 10/10 **Sources**: OSINT **Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/articles/17696.md **Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries --- **Deck**: Russia’s latest wave of strikes has hit apartment blocks in Odesa, power and fuel sites in Mykolaiv and western regions, and even a border crossing with Poland. The pattern shows rear‑area cities, rail lines, and crossings near the EU under sustained pressure as drones keep entering Ukrainian airspace. Russia has pushed its air campaign deeper into Ukraine’s rear, combining drones, cruise missiles and guided bombs in attacks that stretch from the Black Sea coast to the country’s western border with Poland. Regional authorities in Odesa described a “massive” rocket and drone attack on Odesa Oblast that has continued without interruption. Around midnight on 12–13 September, a combined strike hit targets in and around the city using Dan‑T loitering munitions, UMPC glide bombs and Geran drones. Local reports also mention cruise missiles and numerous Shahed‑type drones over the city. The human impact is already visible. In Odesa, the morning wave damaged the upper floors of a multi‑storey residential building and other apartment blocks, as well as private homes. Five people were reported injured in the city, according to regional head Oleh Lysak. Fires broke out at a children’s sanatorium and on the grounds of a botanical garden. Industrial and logistics sites were also hit. Geolocated imagery shows a large fire at a Ukrposhta warehouse in Odesa, with the site’s coordinates given as 46.5036794327604, 30.63123115694487. Another strike in the oblast targeted an oil depot and additional warehouse facilities, with at least six impacts recorded on land. Several KAB guided bombs reportedly fell into the sea or were intercepted by Ukrainian air defence. The attacks have not been limited to the south. Russia has launched what one report describes as a massive Geran‑2 drone attack on western Ukraine that is approaching its 24th hour, with fresh strikes shifting toward Lviv, Ternopil and Ivano‑Frankivsk oblasts. In Ivano‑Frankivsk City, explosions from Geran drone strikes were heard across the city, and several drones hit an unknown industrial facility, causing a fire that has since been reported contained. In Lviv Oblast, the city of Stryi was struck several times, likely targeting railway infrastructure. The local council in Stryi confirmed multiple hits. In Ternopil, regional authorities reported that Russian forces attacked a transport infrastructure facility and an industrial building, injuring one person. A series of attacks has also focused on fuel and transport nodes close to the Polish border. Strikes were reported on railway infrastructure in western Ukraine and at least one gas station near the frontier, with coordinates of one hit given as 51.187521, 23.810632. Another report notes a Geran drone strike on a gas station in Zhytomyr Oblast, at 50.6097771, 27.5858864. Ukraine’s foreign ministry has confirmed that Russian forces struck the Yagodin border crossing on the Ukrainian‑Polish frontier, a key route linking the Ukrainian city of Kovel with the Polish city of Chełm. According to a statement by a senior Ukrainian diplomat, this attack is being framed in Kyiv as Russian terror reaching the doors of the European Union and as a direct blow to a major border point. A petrol station at or near the Yagodin crossing was among the targets, and separate reports note strikes on nearby railway infrastructure. Further east, Russian Geran‑2 and Geran‑4 drones have hit multiple towns and cities. Konotop in Sumy Oblast has come under repeated attack overnight and into the morning, with fires reported in the Zahrebellia district on the eastern outskirts. In Rivne Oblast, a Geran drone hit Sarny. In Volyn Oblast, footage shows a pair of Geran drones striking an object in Kovel one after another. There are also reports of a Geran 2 drone hitting a target in Dubno. Other incidents underscore the strain on emergency services. In Khmelnytskyi, video captured the moment of detonation at a market after a Geran drone strike on 10 September. Four personnel from the State Emergency Service (DSNS) were injured with varying severity while responding. Kharkiv, closer to the front, has been under what local reports describe as massive strikes since early morning. Energy infrastructure is being pulled into the target set. In Mykolaiv City, a Russian Geran‑4 jet‑drone strike triggered a large fire at the "Nova" 150 kV electrical substation, according to geolocated footage. The coordinates of the substation are listed as 46.957160, 32.040251. Damage at this level of the grid threatens power stability over a wide area. Elsewhere in Kyiv Oblast, the aftermath of overnight Geran‑2 drone strikes on a logistics warehouse in the city of Boryspil has been documented. The attack fits the broader pattern described by pro‑Russian commentary that Russia is now delivering “systemic strikes” against Ukraine’s rear, listing ports, railways, locomotives, border crossings, logistics centres, fuel sites, metallurgy and data centres among the intended categories of targets. Ukraine’s leadership is linking these attacks to a wider warning about the months ahead. One senior international official cited by Ukrainian media has said Ukraine enters this winter from a very weak position and faces the hardest conditions since the start of the war if electricity, heating, water supply and sewage systems are disrupted. Economy Minister Oleksandr Kravchenko estimates nearly $10 billion in infrastructure and fixed‑asset damage this year, a loss he says equates to about 1.5 percentage points of GDP, with around $40 billion in export revenue at risk. The situation on the ground remains fluid. Reports on the drone offensive emphasise that the attack is not yet over and that new waves of unmanned aerial vehicles continue to enter Ukrainian airspace. Signals that could shift the trajectory include the pace of repairs to critical energy and rail infrastructure, any change in Russia’s choice of targets as weather conditions evolve, and decisions by Ukraine’s partners on air‑defence support and sanctions in response to strikes reaching the country’s western border crossings.