Russia hits historic center of Odesa with missiles: there are victims

31 January 22:46
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In the evening of January 31, explosions occurred in Odesa. This was reported by the head of the regional military administration, Oleh Kiper, on Telegram, Komersant ukrainskyi reports

Monitoring channels wrote about the danger of ballistic missiles in Odesa and the region. Later, powerful explosions were heard in the city.

“Russian terrorists attacked the historic center of Odesa with missiles,” Kiper wrote.

The Ukrainian Air Force had previously warned of several high-speed airborne targets moving in the Black Sea towards Odesa.

Local media outlet Dumskaya reported that the building of the Bristol Hotel, built in 1898-1899 and designed by architect Alexander Bernardazzi, was heavily damaged by the falling missile debris.

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Later, Kiper said that a hotel employee was injured in the enemy strike.

“The woman was hospitalized. She is being provided with all the necessary medical care,” the head of the region added.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the shelling.

“Now in the south of our country – in Odesa – work is underway after Russian missile strikes. Preliminary ballistics. The strikes are just on the city, on ordinary civilian buildings. Again and again: Air defense is the first priority, we are working with all partners to provide more protection to our state,” the head of state said in a video address.

Later, Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov reported two victims.

“They are currently being transported to city hospitals, where they will be provided with all the necessary medical care,” said the head of Odesa.

He added that there is a lot of damage and destruction in the UNESCO protected area, the building, which is under enhanced protection, was damaged.

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“One of the damaged buildings in the UNESCO historic center. It is also known that a theater, museum, architectural monuments, and other buildings have been damaged. We are working on the aftermath and survey,” Trukhanov summarized.

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