Russia, Ukraine Odesa Missile Attack... "Among 8 Dead, Includes 3-Month-Old Infant"

[Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]

[Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] The Ukrainian government announced on the 23rd (local time) that at least 26 casualties have occurred so far due to a missile attack by Russian forces on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa.

According to AP News and The Guardian, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian forces launched seven missile strikes in Odesa on that day, resulting in 8 deaths and more than 18 injuries. Among the deceased was a 3-month-old infant. President Zelensky said, "At the start of the war, this baby was only one month old," adding, "Can you even imagine what happened? They are bastards."

Odesa, located on the Black Sea, has the largest number of ports in Ukraine and is considered the country's largest logistics hub. Ukrainian authorities said the attack targeted both military and civilian facilities, and as rescue operations for survivors and searches for bodies intensify, the number of casualties could increase. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, "The only goal of Russia's missile attack on Odesa is terrorism."

In response, Russian military authorities stated that they destroyed a weapons depot in Odesa with precision missiles. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the target of the attack was a location storing numerous weapons provided by the United States and the European Union (EU).

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