2023-07-23 16:58:36
UNESCO condemned, Sunday July 23, “with the greatest firmness” the “brutal strikes carried out by the Russian forces” which affected several sites in the center of Odessa, in the south of Ukraine, site of the world heritage of humanity. “These terrible destruction marks a further escalation of violence against Ukraine’s cultural heritage,” denounced the director general of the UN agency for culture, education and science, Audrey Azoulay. “I urge the Russian Federation to take tangible steps to comply with its obligations under international law” relating to the preservation of heritage, she continued. Follow our live.
Significant damage in Odessa. Unintercepted projectiles have “caused damage to port infrastructure, to at least six residences, including apartment buildings”, detailed the army. The Transfiguration Cathedral was also damaged. “Two architectural monuments” suffered damage in the attack, which also caused power cuts, according to the military. The latter reports 19 injured, including four children.
Odessa hit again. Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian port city overnight from Saturday to Sunday. The strikes left at least two people dead and 22 injured, according to Ukrainian authorities. The Southern Operational Command of the Ukrainian army also announced that the air defenses had knocked down a part “important” Russian missiles. “There will certainly be reprisals against Russian terrorists for Odessa”, warns the Ukrainian president.
Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko wave to the crowd together. The exit comes a month after Wagner’s failed rebellion in Russia which the Belarusian leader helped put down. They took photos with people present in the square in front of the cathedral of near St. Petersburg. According to the Kremlin, they had previously visited a new museum devoted to naval history and the city’s cathedral.
The Russian president claims that the Ukrainian counter-offensive “has failed”. According to Russian news agencies, while Alexander Lukashenko claimed that“there is no[vait] no counter-offensive”the Belarusian president was taken over by his Russian counterpart. “There is one but it failed”, said Vladimir Putin. The two leaders will meet for “a day and a half, two days”said the master of the Kremlin.
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