The Russian forces launched a nightly attack with missiles in the historic center of the Ukessa Ukessa Port in the Black Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The offensive damaged buildings and injured seven people, local authorities said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the attack stressed the need to strengthen.
Photos posted by Oleh Kiper’s regional governor and Odessa mayor Hennady Trukhanov showed the lobby and other parts of the Bristol Hotel, a luxury milestone built in the late nineteenth century, reduced to rubble.
The Odessa Philharmonic concert room, in front of the hotel, had many broken windows. Museums in the district were also damaged.
Kiper told national television that three explosions resonated at intervals, which he described as a “well -established practice” by the Russian military of repeated attacks on the same target.
“However, in this case, a missile capable of penetrating concrete was used,” he said while in a street near emergency teams.
“This means that it was deliberately directed to a civilian hotel to destroy the floors and internal structures, causing destruction and, of course, killing civilians staying there at the moment.”
In a video speech by speaking of his nightlife speech, he said the attack was staged “directly in the city in ordinary civil buildings.”
“Repeatedly, air defense is the main priority. We are working with all our partners to provide more protection to our country. ”
Zelensky said a Ukraine command meeting focused on improving weapons systems and accelerating deliveries.
“We need faster deliveries and more systems and weapons that will allow us to save the most soldiers’ lives, our people,” he said.
“More Drone Requests. More investments for the development of robotic systems. And more requests for basic weapons. ”
