Night attack on Odesa: church, hotel at seaport damaged

Night attack on Odesa: church, hotel at seaport damaged

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As a result of an enemy attack on Odesa at night on July 18, the buildings of the church and the Odesa Hotel at the seaport were damaged.

Vladyslav Nazarov, a spokesman for the South military command, posted a photo of the aftermath of the attack on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

The hotel's glass facade was damaged. It should be noted that the Odesa Hotel was built at the seaport in 2001. It has not been in operation since 2011.

The windows of St. Nicholas Church were also smashed. The church was consecrated in 1994 and belongs to the UOC-MP.

Read also: All six Kalibr missiles fired at Odesa destroyed

As reported, the Air Defense Forces shot down all six Kalibr missiles used by the Russians to attack Odesa at night and destroyed 21 enemy Shahed-136 drones on their approach from the sea to the Odesa region. The fragments of the downed missiles and the blast wave from the downing damaged port infrastructure and several private homes.

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