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Zelenskyy says Russian ballistic strike on Odesa was 300-400 meters away during his visit

Zelenskyy says Russian ballistic strike on Odesa was 300-400 meters away during his visit Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

During the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Russians attacked Odesa with ballistic missiles. The missile struck 300-400 meters from where the leaders were staying, according to the President in an interview with Cinque Minuti.

"We were with the Greek Prime Minister, he was on an official visit to Odesa. We were in the port. Yes, there was a ballistic missile strike a few hundred, 300-400 meters away. The missile came very quickly," he says.

According to the President, the ballistic missile attack came from the occupied Crimea, so the siren did not work in time.

"I don't know who was hit. In any case, it is, to be honest, something unbelievable when we have a Prime Minister of another country, I'm not talking about myself. I'm just talking about respect for the leaders of other countries, and people from other countries. There is simply no respect from Russia and Putin," Zelenskyy says.

Russian strike on Odesa on March 6

The Russian occupiers launched a missile attack on Odesa on March 6. At the time, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were in the city.

Commenting on the strike, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had seen and heard the Russian attack.

According to local authorities, a Russian missile strike on Odesa yesterday killed and injured people.