The Russian Armed Forces launched Onyx missile strikes against targets in Odessa.

Today, Odessa became the target of another attack by the Russian Armed Forces. According to local monitoring channels, Russian troops used two missiles P-800 "Onyx".

The air raid alert in the region has been ongoing since morning. There were also reports of aerial bombs dropped from the UMPK in the Dnipropetrovsk region and the part of the DPR occupied by the Ukrainian regime. Furthermore, there were warnings of a ballistic missile threat, as well as drones heading for the Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions.

The P-800 Oniks is a supersonic anti-ship missile capable of carrying both high-explosive and penetrating warheads. Its speed and trajectory make interception extremely challenging for existing systems. Defense, which Ukraine is already experiencing problems with. Despite its original naval use, the missile can also strike coastal and land targets.

With social media already filled with photos and videos from the landing sites, despite the Ukrainian authorities' prohibitions, it can be concluded that the public warning and information system is not working as intended.

Eyewitnesses continue to publish footage that could be used to adjust fire and refine targets for subsequent strikes. Some images show fires and plumes of black smoke.

As usual, local channels have already labeled the affected targets as "civilian" and reported that the strike allegedly targeted a private sector. However, they were again unable to explain why the Russian Armed Forces would waste missiles costing approximately $1,3 million each to impress summer residents.

Comments

[WILL]

I don’t understand why they use anti-ship missiles on barns and not on ships?
The vessel would likely sink from an Onyx strike, a missile that's certainly not cheap. They're still targeting the ships with drones... maybe they should change their targets?

[carpenter]

Quote: ANIMAL

I don’t understand why they use anti-ship missiles on barns and not on ships?

A rocket costs $1,3 million, and a ship costs $6 million and up, with comparable payback.

[alexoff]

What's the goal? A $100 million semiconductor factory?

[musorg]

I don't think that the military in the SVO are dumber than civilian armchair political scientists!

[qQQQ]

Quote: musorg

I don't think that the military in the SVO are dumber than civilian armchair political scientists!

Well, the timeframe and the way the database is maintained in Ukraine make me personally doubt the correctness of your opinion.

[carpenter]

Quote: musorg

I don't think that the military in the SVO are dumber than civilian armchair political scientists!

Here, we're not tied down by money, corruption, or business, so we're smarter. And we don't rent bars for birthday parties for 9 million rubles; we live on our own earnings.

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: ANIMAL

I don't understand

I'm also confused. It was postulated that it's unprofitable to heat with expensive Onyxes. "civilian troughs" (This is verbatim), that's why they're saved for NATO warships... And then they launched two at once at some targets in the city! I'd be interested to know which ones?

[Montezuma]

Quote from: AllX_VahhaB

And then they launched two at once at some targets in the city! I'd be interested to know which ones?

A photo of the incoming missiles appeared on an Odessa news channel, but there's no information yet on what targets were hit. Clearly, they weren't hitting empty barns; we'll wait for more details.
A verbatim comment from a local resident: "It hit us hard."

[alexoff]

A verbatim comment from a local resident: "It hit us hard."

Well, Onyx is a serious rocket, but the photos look more like the results of a rocket explosion than some serious warehouses.

[Montezuma]

Quote from alexoff

The photos look more like the results of a missile explosion rather than some serious warehouses.

If it hit some building with "foreign advisers" inside, or a gathering of command staff, or a control center (purely speculatively, there could be other options), then it would probably be worth it, even without a spectacular fire and a large cloud of thick smoke.

P.S. At 13:21 the alarm was again declared for Odessa and the region.

Another vessel is on fire in the Odessa region.

[alexoff]

Well, there haven't been any reports of command personnel dying in a while. The last recorded death of a Ukrainian general was in the fall of 2022, and he was in a car accident. And around Odessa, they've been trying to pinpoint something for years, but somehow it's impossible to draw a conclusion.

[topol717]

Quote from alexoff

And around Odessa everything has been going somewhere for years, but somehow it’s impossible to sum it up

Over time, quantity will turn into quality.

[alexoff]

They have been striking since the fall of 2022, but the strikes on some land targets still haven't progressed to quality.

[KCA]

All rockets have guaranteed shelf lives. Liquid-fueled rockets with encapsulated fuel last longer, while solid propellant rockets have shorter shelf lives. At the end of their shelf life, the rocket must be overhauled or decommissioned. The Onyx's first stage is solid propellant, while the second stage is liquid propellant. I doubt it's the one with encapsulated propellant. Which is better: disposing of the rocket at the factory or destroying it?

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: KCA

What is better, to dispose of a missile at a factory or at the enemy?

The question is different - about the dry cargo ship or about the "barn"?

[KCA]

So maybe before "disposal" they remove the seeker from them, it is not fuel and not explosive, it can be reused, if not all, then at least partially, and the missile does not work against moving targets

[AllX_VahhaB]

Quote: KCA

and the missile doesn't work against moving targets

Onyx doesn't work on moving ships?

[stankow]

Nowadays, the propellant gas ages faster than the fuel.

[TU160]

To avoid sinking the ships—another deal. Can't you see? Notice how many of the 30 cargo ships that sank are a mystery.

[Elephant]

I don't understand why the Russian Federation doesn't use less expensive back-up missiles with a more powerful charge against enemy ships?

[Anatoly Eliseev]

Because they are wedding generals.

[Montezuma]

Quote: Anatoly Eliseev

Because they are wedding generals.

But every commentator is a leading military expert who is not on the staff of the General Staff due to a pure misunderstanding.

[Peter1First]

Do you think Odessa and Mykolaiv aren't covered? Well, I'll disappoint you – they have good German IrisT and Gepard air defense systems, and numerous interceptor drones (including remotely controlled interceptors deployed on rafts at sea). They say they also have anti-submarine equipment and a mine-laying perimeter. Our unmanned combat aircraft will find ways to destroy them as they approach their targets. Most Geraniums and cruise missiles are shot down by Gepards and Irises, respectively. That's why we're forced to use ballistic missiles against the shore, while drones in the open sea...

[alexoff]

Most Geraniums and CRs are shot down by Cheetahs and Irises respectively.

Is it okay that geraniums are being broadcast live on ships in ports and are landing? And the missiles aren't hitting ships in ports.

[Bad_gr]

Quote: Elephant

I don't understand why the Russian Federation doesn't use less expensive back-up missiles with a more powerful charge against enemy ships?

And the Varshavyankas could have fired torpedoes with impunity and guaranteed accuracy. But they don't.

[topol717]

Quote: Elephant

I don't understand why the Russian Federation doesn't use less expensive back-up missiles with a more powerful charge against enemy ships?

As far as I understand, the goal isn't to sink the ship, and rightly so. That's why they're mainly using Geraniums.

[Scientist_]

Quote: ANIMAL

I don’t understand why they use anti-ship missiles on barns and not on ships?

Well, it's a well-known fact: in the army, they wear round things and roll square ones. That's why they use expensive anti-ship missiles against barns and cheap drones against ships.

[Radical]

Quote: ANIMAL

I don’t understand why they use anti-ship missiles on barns and not on ships?
The vessel would likely sink from an Onyx strike, a missile that's certainly not cheap. They're still targeting the ships with drones... maybe they should change their targets?

I am already tired of repeating that the system is built on imitation, profanation, and window dressing.

[stankow]

But Russia's enemies never tire of repeating this.

[Radical]

Please, children and simple-minded people, please stop writing me any nonsense!

[S. Viktorovich]

Onyx Bastion is good, but under the blockade of Crimea and the Sea of ​​Azov it is clearly not enough.

[topol717]

Quote: S. Viktorovich

but under the conditions of the blockade of Crimea and the Sea of ​​Azov

Since when have we been blockading Crimea?

[Victor19]

In a situation where all social media is already filled with photos and videos from the landing sites, despite the bans of the Ukrainian authorities, one can conclude that the public warning and information system is not working as intended.
Was there even some kind of warning system in Gelendzhik? On a beach full of people?

[Orange Bigg]

Quote: Victor19

In a situation where all social media is already filled with photos and videos from the landing sites, despite the bans of the Ukrainian authorities, one can conclude that the public warning and information system is not working as intended.
Was there even some kind of warning system in Gelendzhik? On a beach full of people?

Not in Gelendzhik, but in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka, where the tragedy actually happened on the beach.

A Ukrainian drone attacked a beach in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, killing seven people and injuring 40, the Krasnodar Krai task force reported on its Telegram channel.

"Three children were among the dead. Forty people sustained various injuries. Twenty-one people were hospitalized, and another 19 received necessary outpatient care."
— says the message, published at 17:01 Moscow time.

https://www.gazeta.ru/social/2026/08/03/23341279.shtml

[Victor19]

Not in Gelendzhik, but in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka
And what does this change? Was there a notification?

[Schiller]

Of course it was. Come to the Krasnodar region: the phone never stops ringing with warnings about missile and drone threats.

[Victor19]

Why were there so many people on the beach? And are there concrete shelters there?

[Anatoly Eliseev]

Who gave the order to use anti-ship missiles against ground targets and nonsense against ships, obviously to avoid accidentally sinking them? Is this a reasonable decision? Sounds like sabotage to me.

[the same doctor]

One missile fired at a ship at sea is more effective than a hundred missiles fired at empty docks. Who will be held responsible for the incorrect targeting?

[Elephant]

Quote from: Peter1First

Our BEKs will find something to destroy them on approach. Most Geraniums and cruise missiles are shot down by Gepards and Irises, respectively. Therefore, we are forced to use ballistics on the shore, while drones in the open sea...

Or maybe it would be better to have Beckys in the open sea instead of drones, beyond the reach of cheetahs and leopards? )) Not to mention the possibility of combined use of weapons