In a missile attack on Ukraine’s next area, Odesa, where an elaborate beach structure known as the” Harry Potter Castle” was destroyed, five people were killed and dozens were hurt.
Ukraine’s government stated an Iskander- M nuclear missile” with a cluster warhead” fell on Odesa, the north- eastern southern city which is now one of Ukraine’s primary ports after Russia occupied Crimea in 2014. A young child and a pregnant woman were among the 32 injured in the attack, according to state advertising.
Among the houses damaged was a school of the Odessa Law Academy, a private class work by a popular former Polish member of parliament,  , Serhii Kivalov.  , Kivalov’s original celebration is now banned in Ukraine. He is said to have been injured in the projectile attack immediately.
This photo taken on April 29, 2024, in Odesa, shows a burning creating damaged as a result of a missile strike, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At least two people were killed and eight were hurt in the north of Odesa, according to the regional government, in a Russian missile attack on April 29, 2024. ( Photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFP ) ( Photo by OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images )
This photo taken on April 29, 2024, in Odesa, shows a burning creating damaged as a result of a missile strike, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At least two people were killed and eight were hurt in the north of Odesa, according to the regional government, in a Russian missile attack on April 29, 2024. ( Photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFP ) ( Photo by OLEKSANDR GIMANOVOLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images )
In Odesa, on April 29, 2024, as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, users of the Red Cross work with Ukrainian firefighters at the page of a burning building that was damaged as a result of a missile attack. At least two people were killed and eight were hurt in the north of Odesa, according to the regional government, in a Russian missile attack on April 29, 2024. ( Photo by Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFP ) ( Photo by OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images )
The seaside building of the Law Academy, unroofed and burnt out in the attack, was hit during the invasion. Built in a French , Renaissance Revival chateau style, the building was apparently known to locals as the’ Harry Potter Castle’, a popular nickname given to any somewhat beautiful building in a world where J. K. Rowling’s namesake best- sellers are a vital cultural touchstone.
One Academy student who witnessed the destruction of the building claimed that the building was hit by a missile as it was shot down. They said:” In front of my eyes, a missile was shot down, this was just in front of me. My glass was shaking and my doors were blown open.
The Palace of Students of the Odesa Law Academy is on fire due to a Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 29, 2024, which has killed five people. According to preliminary reports, the Russian army is attacking the southern Ukrainian port city with a ballistic missile and cluster bomb. NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS. ( Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images )
The Palace of Students of the Odesa Law Academy is on fire due to a Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 29, 2024, which has killed five people. According to preliminary reports, the Russian army is attacking the southern Ukrainian port city with a ballistic missile and cluster bomb. NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS. ( Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images )
The Palace of Students of the Odesa Law Academy is on fire due to a Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 29, 2024, which has killed five people. According to preliminary reports, the Russian army is attacking the southern Ukrainian port city with a ballistic missile and cluster bomb. NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS. ( Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images )
