Russian strikes on Odessa during a visit by Volodymyr Zelensky and the Greek Prime Minister

The Russian army carried out strikes on Odessa, in southern Ukraine, on Wednesday March 6, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis were traveling.

“At the very end [de la visite], we heard the sound of air raid sirens and explosions very close to us. We didn’t have time to take shelter.”declared Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the bombings, referring to “an impressive experience”.

Russians “don’t care where they hit”, lamented Volodymyr Zelensky for his part. The attack left five people dead, according to the Ukrainian navy. “There are also injured people”its spokesperson, Dmytro Pletenchuk, told AFP.

A shot claimed by Moscow

The Russian Defense Ministry, which claimed responsibility for the missile launch, said on social media that the strike had hit a “hangar in a commercial port area of ​​Odessa in which naval drones were prepared for combat by the Ukrainian armed forces”.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited this port, essential for Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea. The Ukrainian president explained the efforts undertaken “to restore and strengthen the Ukrainian sea route”according to the Greek Prime Minister.