At least five people were killed and more than 32 were hurt in a Soviet missile strike in Odesa, according to Ukrainian officials on Monday.
An educational facility was among the destroyed buildings, and it was frequently referred to as” Harry Potter castle” because of its striking similarities to Scottish architecture.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian military, stated in a statement posted on a military Telegram network that the attack was carried out by an Iskander-M nuclear weapon carrying a cluster weapon.
In a statement made on the Telegram messaging app, Odesa government Oleh Kiper stated that a person died from a strokes brought on by the strike in addition to the victims who were killed in the attack.
Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s ‘ Harry Potter Castle’, kills 23, hurt 23 some
” Demons. Dogs. Barbarians. Scum. I do n’t know what else to say”, Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said.
Trukhanov continued,” People are going for a walk by the water and they are shooting and killing.”
Unconfirmed film footage shows bloody streets filled with people seeking medical attention. One image shows employees inspecting a weapon component.
Pointing towards a burning building, Maria, a scholar told Reuters,” In front of my eyes, a weapon was shot along, this was just in front of me. The cup was shaking as my gates were blown available. And finally I saw this”.
” Just before this happened, we wanted to go down there for a walk, but thank God we were n’t there when it happened”, Maria added.
According to common journalist Suspilne, Serhiy Kivalov, the school’s leader and a popular former member of parliament, was among those injured.
