Russia attacks Odesa with ballistic missiles, setting civilian vessel on fire in port of Chornomorsk – videos, photos
Russian forces have attacked Odesa and the oblast with ballistic missiles and drones. As a result of the attack, a civilian vessel at the Chornomorsk port was damaged.
Source: Dumska news outlet; Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on social media
Details: It is reported that targets were detected from the Black Sea, and air defence was operating.
After issuing a warning of a ballistic threat from the south, the Air Force tracked "high-speed targets" heading towards Odesa and Chornomorsk. The military also detected UAV movement from the Black Sea towards Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdenne.
According to Dumska, residents of Chornomorsk and several districts of Odesa heard explosions shortly after.
Sources of the outlet report that, following the strike, a cargo container ship carrying goods is on fire in Odesa.
Updated: Later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that a civilian vessel in the port of Chornomorsk had been damaged. He added that there had been a Russian attack on Odesa's energy infrastructure the previous night.
Quote: "Today's Russian strike, like many others before it, had no – and could have no – military purpose whatsoever. A civilian vessel in the port of Chornomorsk was damaged. This once again proves that the Russians not only refuse to take the current opportunity for diplomacy seriously enough, but are also continuing the war aimed precisely at destroying normal life in Ukraine.
Right now, in Odesa and Chornomorsk, every effort is being made to protect lives – just as in Kharkiv, Sumy, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and the cities of Donetsk region. And it is essential that the desire to wage war stops dominating in Moscow. This depends solely on how the world responds to Russia's actions."
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