Odessa suffered the largest attack since the Russia-Ukraine conflict! Mayor: "The Scariest Night" Russia | Odessa Region | Odessa City
According to a report by Russian news agency on July 19th, the mayor of Odessa, Trukhanov, claimed that the city had been attacked on the largest scale since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
Trukhanov wrote on Facebook, "The most terrifying night... we don't remember any attacks of this scale since the beginning of the full-scale invasion."
The report states that the Ukrainian Southern Warfare Command previously stated that the grain and oil terminal, storage tanks, and loading equipment at a port in Odessa Oblast were damaged. According to reports, an industrial facility and two warehouses in the Odessa region were damaged.
A video screenshot released by the emergency rescue department in Odessa shows thick smoke billowing after a warehouse in Odessa was attacked.
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On the early morning of the 19th, Ukrainian media reported the news of an explosion in Odessa. Kiev Mayor Klichko pointed out that the capital and Kiev state have activated air defense systems. In addition, explosions were heard in Krobivnitsky, Kirovograd Oblast.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 18th that the Russian military has carried out cluster strikes on facilities planning to launch a "terrorist attack" against Russia using high-precision sea-based weapons.
Russian President's press secretary Peskov stated that the night raid was retaliation for the attack on the Crimean Bridge.