23 July 2023 at 06:52 Russian missile destroyed the cathedral in Odesa – two killed in the overnight attack on the city Russian missiles hit the Transfiguration Cathedral in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa last night. The Orthodox cathedral suffered extensive damage in the attack, the authorities in the city say. The cathedral is the city’s main church. In last night’s attack on Odesa, two civilians were killed and at least 22 injured. Among the injured are four children. This is what Ukraine’s Minister of the Interior, Igor Klamyenko, writes on Telegram, according to the news agency AFP’s update at 10:00 a.m. Sunday. In an update, Ukraine’s air forces report on Telegram that Russia fired 19 missiles of various types at Odesa on the night of Sunday and that nine of these were destroyed, according to AFP. On Sunday morning, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyj, announces revenge after the attack. – Attacks on peaceful towns, a cathedral, homes. Russia’s evil cannot be excused. This evil will lose. There will definitely be revenge against Russian terrorists after the attack on Odesa. They will feel the revenge, writes Zelenskyj. Russian authorities say the Odesa attack hit targets preparing “terrorist acts against Russia”, according to AFP. Odesa, Ukraine’s third largest city, has several UNESCO World Heritage buildings, among them the affected cathedral.
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