Ukraine stepped up attacks behind Russian lines on Wednesday with the apparent killing of a Russian election.
Strikes also rocked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa during a visit by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was holding talks in the city with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Both Russia and Ukraine have increased their aerial attacks as Moscow’s troops advance on the frontlines and Kyiv faces a shortage of manpower and weapons.
“We heard the sound of sirens and explosions that took place near us. We did not have time to get to a shelter. It is a very intense experience,” Mitsotakis said through a translator in Odesa.
Zelensky said the strike had left “dead and wounded”, but he did not have figures.
“You can see who we are facing. They don’t care where they strike,” he he told the joint press conference.
The apparent hit comes just days after 12 people, including five children, were killed when a Russian drone hit an apartment block in the Black Sea city, one of the deadliest attacks on civilians for weeks.
Ukraine Claims Responsibility Car Bomb Killing of Russian-Backed Politician https://t.co/kTAnERJSAb
Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) November 9, 2023
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Authorities in the Russian-occupied city of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine said a local election official had been killed in a car bombing it blamed on Kyiv.
“A homemade explosive device was planted under the vehicle of a member of the precinct election commission,” the Investigative Committee said in a statement.
