Ukrainian authorities say five people were injured Thursday as a result of a Russian drone attack on the Odesa region.

According to the State Emergency Service, both port infrastructure and private houses were damaged by the resulting fire.

More than eighty firefighters were deployed to assist in dousing the flames.

"It was a large fire and at times it became difficult for the firefighters to get into the epicentre," said a local official.

More than thirty thousand people were left without electricity, according to authorities.