At the least 5 individuals killed in assault, a navy spokesperson was quoted as saying by Ukrainska Pravda media outlet.
A number of individuals have been killed in a Russian strike on Ukraine’s port metropolis of Odesa, in keeping with a spokesperson for Ukraine’s navy.
The assault got here as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was giving a tour of the war-ravaged metropolis to Greece’s prime minister on Wednesday.
Russia mentioned it efficiently attacked a hangar housing Ukrainian naval drones in a strike on the port.
“The goal has been achieved. The target has been hit,” the Russian Defence Ministry mentioned in an announcement.
Zelenskyy was exhibiting Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis across the destruction within the metropolis the place 12 individuals – together with 5 kids – had been killed in a drone assault on March 2 on the time of the Russian strike.
“You see who we’re dealing with, they don’t care where to hit,” Zelenskyy advised reporters following the assault on Wednesday.
Mitsotakis mentioned the delegations had been stepping into their automobiles once they heard the blast, which he mentioned is a “vivid reminder” that town is embroiled in warfare with Russia.
It’s one factor to listen to concerning the warfare and “quite another to experience war firsthand”, Mitsotakis mentioned.
At the least 5 individuals had been killed within the assault, a navy spokesperson was quoted as saying by the Ukrainska Pravda media outlet.
European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the “vile attack”, which she described in a publish on X as a “new attempt at terror” by Russia.
Over the course of the battle, international leaders have made quite a few journeys to Ukraine, sometimes having to take refuge in shelters when air raid sirens sound.
Russia has ramped up its assaults on port infrastructure since mid-July, when it give up a United Nations-brokered deal that allowed the secure passage of Ukrainian grain shipments through the Black Sea.