Russia launches attack on Odesa as missile kills two and destroys church

23 July 2023 , 22:54
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Russia launches attack on Odesa as missile kills two and destroys church
Russia launches attack on Odesa as missile kills two and destroys church

RUSSIAN forces launched a fresh attack on Odesa which destroyed a church and killed two with 18 injured.

Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelensky has vowed to retaliate for the bombardment which injured 18 overnight on Sunday.

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Russian forces launched a fresh attack on Odesa which destroyed a church and killed two with 18 injuredCredit: Reuters
The historic church before the brutal attack
The historic church before the brutal attackCredit: Getty
The roof of the church was torn off during the missile strike
The roof of the church was torn off during the missile strikeCredit: Reuters

One missile tore through the roof of the historic building and ripped down to the basement, collapsing many of the cathedral’s internal walls.

Two people inside were wounded.

Two people were killed and 18 more injured in the overall bombardment.

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Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said: “Missiles against peaceful cities, against residential buildings, a cathedral.

“There will definitely be a retaliation against Russian terrorists for Odesa.

"They will feel this retaliation.”

A social media video of the shows a distressed man walking around a burning, rubble-strewn church and repeating, “The church is no longer.”

President Vladimir Putin  lights a candle in a St Petersburg cathedral
President Vladimir Putin  lights a candle in a St Petersburg cathedralCredit: Reuters

Isaac Crowson

Ukraine, Russia, Ukraine war, The Sun Newspaper, Vladimir Putin

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