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The southern port city of Ukraine suffered an air strike

Smoke rises at an attack site in Odessa on April 3. (Photo: CNN)

An adviser to Ukraine’s Interior Minister Anton Herashchenko posted on Telegram on April 3: “Odessa was attacked from the air. Fire broke out in several areas. Air defense systems shot down several missiles.” .

Recorded images show explosions creating at least three columns of black smoke along with fires in an industrial area. Soldiers near one of the hit sites said it was possible the area was hit by rockets or missiles.

Regional government spokesman Sergey Bratchuk confirmed that one of Odessa’s critical infrastructure was hacked. “We hope there are no casualties,” Bratchuk said.

On the Russian side, the Ministry of Defense of this country announced that the air strike A high-precision missile fired by the country’s military destroyed an oil refinery and three fuel storage facilities near the strategic port city of Odessa.

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A column of smoke rises after an air strike on the city of Odessa. (Photo: US News)

According to Russia, the above facilities are used by Ukraine to provide fuel for troops near the city of Mykolaiv. The airstrikes come as Russian forces begin to withdraw from northern Ukraine.

Odessa is the city that owns the largest strategic seaport of Ukraine in the Black Sea. An estimated 1 million people live in this city. Odessa used to be a relatively peaceful place when Russia opened military campaign in Ukraine and a shelter for displaced Ukrainians from other regions. However, the port city has been preparing for weeks of fighting recently.

On the southern coast of Ukraine, Russia has controlled the large city of Kherson and several smaller targets such as Melitopol. The southeastern city of Mariupol has been besieged for days, and the government building in Mykolaiv, more than 130 kilometers from Odessa, has been hit by rockets over the past week.

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