Russia attacks Odessa: Explosive drone attack on civilians!

Russia attacks Odessa: Explosive drone attack on civilians!

Odessa, Ukraine - Russia has again strengthened its aggressive course against Ukraine by starting the South Ukrainian port city of Odessa on Friday night. "Odessa burns, Russian drones meet civil objects in the city," reported Andrij Jermak, head of the Ukrainian presidential office, on Telegram. At least five people, including a child, were injured in the attacks, and numerous explosions panicked the city. The Ukrainian Air Force stated that 114 of 214 drones used and another 81 was lost due to electronic warfare, which underlines the aggressive tactic of Russia. The industrial city of Saporischschja was also affected, where several residential buildings and cars went up in flames, such as mdr reported.

attacks in the middle of planned peace talks

The attacks take place shortly before the planned negotiations on a possible ceasefire between the warring parties. Czech President Petr Pavel was at the time of the attack in Odessa and took the opportunity to discuss the security situation on the Black Sea. The governor of the Odessa region, Oleh Kiper, expressed that these attacks again illustrate the urgency of the current situation. In the meantime, Ukraine intends to travel to Saudi Arabia with a technical team in order to have conversations about a possibly temporary ceasefire that could be limited to the energy infrastructure, which could be considered a first step to complete peace, so Krone .

Russia's deputy chief of staff Walery Gerassimow inspected his troops on the front, while reports on Russian advances near Saporischschja and the Kursk area are increasing. Despite this military escalation, both Vladimir Putin and Wolodymyr Selenskyj have signaled a fundamental willingness to stop attacks on the energy infrastructure in phone calls to US President Donald Trump. The situation remains tense and the meetings in Saudi Arabia could be decisive for the further procedure.