Russia has carried out concentrated bombings on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa for the third consecutive day following the withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative. During this process, the Chinese consulate building was also damaged.
According to major foreign media on the 20th (local time), Odesa regional military administration head Oleh Kiper posted photos of the Chinese consulate building damaged by Russian attacks overnight through the Telegram messaging app.
Kiper said, "The aggressor (Russia) is deliberately attacking port infrastructure, and not only nearby administrative and residential buildings but also the Chinese consulate has been damaged," adding, "This shows that the enemy does not care about anything."
On the 20th (local time), emergency responders are conducting firefighting operations on houses destroyed by Russian airstrikes in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa. [Photo by Yonhap News]
Since the 18th, Russia has launched large-scale airstrikes for three consecutive days on Odesa port and Mykolaiv, major Ukrainian grain export hubs. The UK's leading daily newspaper The Guardian reported that two people were killed and at least 27 injured in Russia's retaliatory attacks. The Ukrainian military claimed to have shot down 5 cruise missiles and 13 drones out of 19 cruise missiles and 19 drones launched by Russia.
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