Russia launched its fifth missile attack on Odessa since Tuesday in broad daylight this Friday, its second in less than 24 hours, damaging infrastructure in a district of this coastal region of southern Ukraine.
“The aim was to hit an infrastructure,” said Oleg Kiper, a representative of the military administration of the Odessa region, without giving further details about the aftermath of the latest attack.
Strong explosions can be heard in the Odessa region, Ukrainian media report.
An air raid alert has been declared in the Odessa region and in nine other regions of Ukraine. Alarm sirens also sounded in Kiev.
A video from social networks shows the consequences of new strikes in Odessa… pic.twitter.com/c8qJML6oaF
– Sprite Team (@SpriteTeam) July 21, 2023
In recent nights, since Tuesday, Russia has been attacking port facilities used for exporting grains and other infrastructure of Ukraine’s agricultural industry with missiles and drones (unmanned aerial vehicles).
Russia used more than 70 missiles and nearly 100 drones in attacks on the Odessa region, according to international agencies.
Russia continues to methodically destroy southern Ukraine’s agricultural infrastructure. Last night, they launched two Kalibr missiles to destroy 100 tons of peas and 20 tons of barley from a farm in the Odessa region. Two people were injured. pic.twitter.com/gRpFt8OLWp
– Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) July 21, 2023
Meanwhile, another attack on Ukrainian infrastructure in Zaporijia, also in southern Ukraine, left four people dead, the head of the military administration in the area, Yuri Malashko, said in a statement released on the Telegram platform. published.
The attack hit the Poloji district, said Malashko, who also declined to give further details on the damage done.
Yet the Ukrainian regional military authority said Russian troops attacked two villages in Zaporijia more than 60 times with artillery pieces.
The Russian military offensive on Ukrainian territory, launched on February 24 last year, plunged Europe into what is considered the most serious security crisis since World War II (1939-1945).
Information provided by the parties about the situation on the fronts cannot be immediately and independently confirmed.
Source: DN
