Rocket attack destroys Odesa airport runway

AP , Saturday 30 Apr 2022

A Russian rocket attack destroyed an airport runway in Odesa, Ukraine's third-largest city and a key Black Sea port, the Ukrainian army said Saturday.

 Odesa, Ukraine
Firefighters walk past an apartment building damaged by Russian shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. AP

In a Telegram post, Ukraine's Operational Command South said there was no way that the Odesa runway could be used as a result of the rocket attack.

Local authorities urged residents of the area to shelter in place as Ukrainian news agency UNIAN, citing army sources, reported that ``several'' explosions were heard in Odesa.

Odesa's regional governor said that the rocket was fired from Russian-occupied Crimea. Maksym Marchenko said there were no reports of any injuries.

Russian forces have embarked on a major military operation to seize significant parts of southern and eastern Ukraine, the country's industrial heartland, and capture the country's Black Sea and Sea of Azov coasts.

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