At least eight people are said to have been killed when Russian troops fired a missile at Odessa in southern Ukraine. A three-month-old baby was also among the dead. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was outraged by the Russian military, calling them “bastards”.
According to foreign media such as CNN on the 23rd (local time), Ukrainian Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko said, “Russian forces have fired at least six cruise missiles at Odessa.” “Odessa residents heard explosions from various places,” he said. Bombing continued on apartment buildings,” he said.
“Eight people have died,” Zelensky said at a press conference held at Kiiu subway station on the same day. “A three-month-old baby also died. The war started a month following this baby was born. Can you imagine what would have happened?” “They (Russian Army) are motherfuckers. It cannot be expressed in other words.”
When asked regarding the prospect of resuming peace negotiations with Russia, President Zelensky said, “I want an end to the war.” “There is a diplomatic way and a military way. “Any sane person would choose the path of diplomacy,” he said. He also said he was “ready to propose a humanitarian solution for exchanging the citizens of Mariupol with the Russian military”.
Cho Hye-sun, reporter for Donga.com [email protected]