In Ukraine, a 'New Attempt at Terror' by Russia

Blast rocks Odesa during a visit by Zelensky and Greece's prime minister
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Mar 6, 2024 1:45 PM CST
In Ukraine, a 'New Attempt at Terror' by Russia
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, centre, and Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, centre right, walk in the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine,   (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelensky and Greece's prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the delegations were getting into their vehicles when they heard the blast, which he called a "vivid reminder" that Odesa is gripped by the war with Russia, the AP reports.

It is one thing to hear about the war and "quite another to experience war firsthand," Mitsotakis said. Zelensky said the explosion caused an unknown number of dead and wounded. "You see who we're dealing with, they don't care where to hit," he told reporters. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned in a post on X what she called the "vile attack" during the Greek visit. She called it a "new attempt at terror" by Russia.

Zelensky showed Mitsotakis around the destruction in Odesa, where in the most recent major Russian attack 12 people—including five children—were killed when debris from a Russian drone hit an apartment block on March 2. The BBC reports that Russia said it targeted a maritime drone facility in the Wednesday attack. (More Russia-Ukraine war stories.)

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