War Ukraine – Russia, last minute | A Russian night attack leaves a civilian dead in Odessa
The war in Ukraine continues to be focused on the eastern territories of the country. Russia attacked the Ukrainian port city of Odessa for another night, where one person was killed. The attack comes hours before a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Moscow.
A total of “four missile attacks, 58 air strikes and 81 attacks with multiple rocket launchers” overnight also caused 19 injuries, including four children, the Army reported.. Ukrainian air defenses shoot down a “significant” number of Russian missiles.
Odessa, whose historic center was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site earlier this year, has been under constant attack all week since Russia decided last Monday not to extend the grain deal allowing Ukrainian grain exports across the Black Sea.
The two leaders are meeting in St. Petersburg to discuss the “strategic partnership and alliance” between Moscow and Minsk, the Kremlin reported.. In addition, it is the first meeting after the failed mutiny of the owner of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin almost a month ago, in which Lukashenko acted as a mediator.
President Lukashenko has signed a law giving the Belarusian People's Assembly the power to send troops abroad, declare martial law and approve the country's military doctrine.
The Southern Operational Command of the Ukrainian army declared that the air defenses had shot down a “significant” number of Russian missiles, of five different types, including Kalibr, in tonight's attack on Odesa, reports Afp.
“Unfortunately, we have a civilian killed as a result of the Russian night terror attack in Odessa,” Governor Oleg Kiper wrote early on Sunday on Telegram.
The head of the presidential administration, Andriy Yermak, called for “more defensive missile systems” and tactical missiles for Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Moscow, are meeting this Sunday in St. Petersburg to discuss the “strategic partnership and alliance” between Moscow and Minsk, according to the terms of a statement released by the Kremlin, reports Afp.
Lukashenko appeared as a mediator between the Kremlin and Yevgeny Prigozhin nearly a month ago, during the abortive Wagner rebellion in Russia, and this is the first meeting between the two men since.
Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko signed a law today giving the Belarusian People's Assembly the power to send troops abroad, declare martial law and approve the country's military doctrine.
The assembly, created in 1996, became the main body of popular power after the controversial constitutional referendum held in March 2022, which was boycotted by the opposition.
Said body may also relieve the head of state, declare a state of emergency, propose constitutional amendments and referendums, and assess the legitimacy of the electoral processes, according to the Belta news agency.
The Government of Nicaragua condemned this Saturday the murder of the Russian war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravliov, who worked for the official agency RIA Nóvosti, which occurred in the Ukrainian region of Zaporizhia, some 500 kilometers southeast of Kiev.
In a message, the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, declared themselves “deeply indignant at the advance of destruction and death that this new neo-Nazi, imperialist and colonialist endeavor of the powers that seek to subject us all has represented and represents.”
“Once again we stand in solidarity with the people and families of the Russian Federation and with their communicators, who defend the right to tell the true face of history in these times of so much fabrication, denigrating falsehoods, defamation, slander and dehumanization of life, at the point of insults, insults and permanent demands for death,” added the Nicaraguan presidential couple.
The unintercepted shells “damaged the port infrastructure and at least six residences, including apartment blocks,” the army said, adding that a missile had hit the Orthodox cathedral in the city center, Afp reports.
According to a video posted by the city council on its Telegram channel, the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral was damaged.
“Two architectural monuments” were damaged in the attack, which also caused “power outages”, the army said. The army reported that 19 people were injured, including four children.
The army reported a total of “four missile strikes, 58 air strikes and 81 multiple launch rocket system strikes” overnight.
The head of the presidential administration, Andriy Yermak, called for “more defensive missile systems” and tactical missiles for Ukraine.
Located on the shores of the Black Sea, Odessa is a strategic city for maritime transit in the region.