Ukraine accuses Russia of having launched four missiles on Odessa also hitting the commercial port, crucial for the wheat agreement signed yesterday in Istanbul. According to Ukrainian media, the Russians used Kalibr-type cruise missiles.
Kiev speaks of a targeted raid "against a grain deposit" , and Zelensky attacks: "This only proves one thing, no matter what Russia says or promises, but it will find a way not to implement the agreement". Thus Moscow " spits in the face of the UN and Turkey ", urges the Ukrainian foreign minister.
But Moscow denies the missile attack : "The Russians have told us that they have absolutely nothing to do with this attack and that they are looking into the matter very closely," said Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, shortly after Ankara. he had expressed his "concern" about the raid.
Firm condemnation also comes from the UN and the EU, while Paolo Gentiloni states in no uncertain terms that that of Moscow is " a challenge to the United Nations and to any negotiation effort ".
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Attack in Odessa, Kiev: "Injured and damage to the port"
There are injured as a result of the Russian missile attack on the port of Odessa. This was stated by the head of the regional military administration of Odesa Maksym Marchenko in a speech to citizens, as reported by UNIAN. "Unfortunately there are injuries. The port infrastructure has been damaged. After this attack, the whole world should see what Russia is. It is a terrorist country with which it is impossible to negotiate anything. And all agreements with them are not valid. not even the paper they are written on. The missile attack on Odessa is not just an attack, but a message to the United Nations and the whole world that Russia will not negotiate and stop, "Marchenko said.
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Kiev: "Russians pushed back to Kramatorsk"
The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff in its bulletin today announced that the Kyiv armed forces have repelled an assault by Russian forces on Kramatorsk in the Donetsk Oblast area in the east of the country, Ukrainian media reported. "In the direction of Kramatorsk, the enemy carried out bombings, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnokamianske, Riznyivka, Zakitne, Hryhorivka, Vyimka and Zvanivka and launched an air attack near Spirny - the same source explains -. Ukrainian soldiers. they faced the enemy and inflicted significant losses on him. "
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Odessa, Kiev: "No victims"
In this morning's attack by the Russians against the port of Odessa there were no casualties and there was no significant damage to the port infrastructure and grain warehouses. This was stated by Natalya Gumenyuk, head of the South Guard press center, reports UNIAN. When the rockets hit, Gumenyuk said, a small fire broke out and was immediately put out by rescuers.
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Moscow denies the attack
Russia denies being involved in the raid on the Ukrainian port of Odessa. This was stated by Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, who yesterday participated in the signing of the wheat export agreement in Istanbul.
"The Russians have told us that they have absolutely nothing to do with this attack and that they are looking into the matter very closely," he said.
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Turkey "worried" about Russian raid in Odessa
Turkey said it was "worried" about the Russian attacks on the Ukrainian port of Odessa the day after Kiev and Moscow signed an agreement in Istanbul on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports.
"The fact that such an incident happened right after the agreement we reached yesterday ... really worries us," said Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
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Zelensky: "Moscow does not want to implement the wheat agreement"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today's Russian missile attack on the port of Odessa shows that Moscow has finally found a way not to implement the wheat deal concluded yesterday with the United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine.
"This only proves one thing: it doesn't matter what Russia says or promises," Zelenskiy said in a video posted on Telegram. Moscow "will find a way not to implement" the agreement, he added. The Guardian reports it.
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Kiev: "Targeted Russian raid against a grain deposit"
"The Russians hit the port of Odessa in Ukraine exactly where the grain was stored." This was stated by Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Command of the Air Force of Ukraine. "In reality, two missiles were shot down while two others hit the port infrastructure. It is clear why all this is being done - Ignat specified -. The raid hit exactly the place where the grain was. That's how much they are worth. these agreements with a terrorist country ". Ukrainska Pravda reports it.
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Gentiloni: "The bombs on Odessa a challenge to the UN"
"Yesterday the agreement on wheat. Today Russian bombs on Odessa. A challenge to the United Nations and to every negotiation effort". EU Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni writes on Twitter.
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"Putin spits in the face of the UN and Turkey"
With the missile attack on Odessa, Vladimir Putin "spat in the face" of the UN and Turkey. This was stated by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Facebook, quoted by Ukrainska Pravda.
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Missiles in Odessa: "There are victims"
Ukraine accuses Russia of having launched four missiles on Odessa also hitting the commercial port, crucial for the wheat agreement signed yesterday in Istanbul. According to Ukrainian media, the Russians used cruise missiles of the "Kalibr" type.
"Two missiles were shot down by the anti-aircraft defense forces, two hit the infrastructural structures of the port", reads the message from local officials. According to deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko, there are victims. "Once again they showed what the deals with them are worth," he wrote.
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Explosions in Odessa, fire in the port
Ukrainian news site UNIAN reported explosions in the city of Odessa. According to deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko, a fire broke out in the port of the city, while witnesses speak of missiles and columns of smoke.
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Six missile attack on Mykolaiv. A dead man in Kharkiv
Around 4.30am local time today, a series of powerful explosions rang out in Mykolaiv: it was an attack by Russian forces with six S-300 missiles, according to local authorities cited by Ukrainian media. There are currently no victims. On the other hand, the toll of another attack today on the center of the city of Kharkiv where one was previously injured is worsening: Mayor Ihor Terekhov now reports one dead and five injured, according to Ukrainian media.
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13 Russian missiles on railway infrastructure. Victims
Thirteen Russian missiles hit a military airport and railway infrastructure in central Ukraine, in the Kirohovrad region, killing and injuring several people according to local officials, the Guardian writes. Local governor Andriy Raikovych reported on Telegram that rescue teams are working on the spot and that a small district of the regional capital, Kropyvnytskyi, ran out of electricity after the attack.
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Kiev, the center of Kharkiv under Russian fire
Russian forces attacked the center of Kharkiv and at least one wounded was recorded. This was announced by the mayor of the Ukrainian city, Ihor Terekhov, in a post on Telegram according to what Ukrinform reports. "Several powerful attacks on the center (of the city). One person has been injured so far. Hopefully the toll will not get worse," Mayor Terekhov wrote.
(Unioneonline)