Odessa mayor Gennady Trukhanov called the Russian terrorists who launched a rocket attack on the Black Sea city yesterday, “freaks and creatures” .
In his words, the Russians are “inhumans” who claim to defend themselves while at the same time killing innocent civilians in Ukraine.
According to the latest data, at least five people were killed and over 30 were injured, some of them in critical condition. There are also children among the victims. This was another war crime of the Russian aggressor in Ukraine. Those killed and wounded in the attack were civilians, there is no military base in the area.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that the expertise to establish the exact type of missile with which the Russians hit Odessa is continuing. According to preliminary information, it is about “Iskander” with a cluster warhead.
A day of mourning has been declared for today in the Ukrainian Odesa region due to the death of five people in the Russian missile attack yesterday, announced the chairman of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleg Kiper. Kiper extends his sincere condolences to those who have lost loved ones. At the moment, 23 of the injured remain in hospital. Eight are in serious condition, and four are in extremely serious condition, including a four-year-old girl, the regional governor's announcement states.