Another Round of Attacks Reported in Odesa

 

This picture taken on May 8, 2022 shows a destroyed beach hotel in Ukrainian city of Odessa, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

Missiles hit Odesa for the second time Monday amid increasing attacks against the southern port city in recent days.

I came to celebrate #EuropeDay in #Odesa, the city where Pushkin said that "you can feel Europe."

And where today the Ukrainian people shield their monuments from bullets and rockets and their freedom from Russian aggression.

You are not alone.
The EU stands with you. pic.twitter.com/kneuEOvepb

— Charles Michel (@eucopresident) May 9, 2022

Several explosions were reported, and a fire broke out in a mall, Public Odesa reported late Monday, as missiles struck other areas in the Odesa area earlier in the day. The attacks come as Victory Day was commemorated.

"In the morning, Putin put flowers to the monument of hero city Odesa in Moscow, commemorating 9th May," Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs Advisor Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko said. "In the evening by his orders, Odesa is hit with rockets."

❗️In the morning putin put flowers to the monument of hero city #Odesa in #Moscow, commemorating 9th May.

In the evening by his orders Odesa is hit with rockets. 5 buildings ruined, 2 people admitted to hospital. #UkraineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/6xwjUKVSrN

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) May 9, 2022

Russian forces have ramped up attacks against the city in recent days, located in southwestern Ukraine along the Black Sea

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