Odessa now under attack by Russia 🇷🇺

in russia •  3 years ago 

Now Putin and his Russian Army is bombing Odessa 🇺🇦

Just Brutal.

When will this madness end ?

Odessa (Ukrainian: Оде́са [oˈdɛsɐ] )) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odessa Raion and Odessa Oblast, as well a multiethnic cultural centre. Odessa is sometimes called the "Pearl by the Sea", the "Southern Capital",] "Odessa-mama" and "The Humour Capital", as well as "Southern Palmyra".[5] The population in 2021 was 1,015,826 (2021 est.)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessa

The city of Odessa, Ukraine, has come under further missile attacks Monday evening local time.

Around 10 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET), witnesses in the center of the city said they heard several large explosions which shook buildings.

Social media showed at least one large fire burning. and a witness said a large shopping center was on fire. The resident of a city more than 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Odessa reported hearing the blasts.

A few hours earlier, Odessa city council reported three cruise missiles were fired from a Tu-22 bomber. Five buildings were destroyed and two people injured.

The targets were unknown but some images from Odesa suggested a mixed residential-industrial area had been hit.

Video released by the city council showed widespread devastation across a wide area.

On Monday morning authorities four sea-launched Onyx cruise missiles were fired towards Odessa.

The earlier attacks came as European Council President Charles Michel visited Odesa.

On Sunday, ten cruise missiles were fired at the Odesa area. Russia has used submarines, surface ships and aircraft to launch missiles at Odesa in recent days.

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Source: Underground Dispatch from the Ukraine War Zone.. UDUWZ

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