A total of eight rockets were fired in Odessa on Sunday night (7), killing one person and injuring three others. After the attacks, the Ukrainian Red Cross suspended operations in Odessa after a Russianorigin missile hit its depot in the city.
“As a result of a rocket attack in the Odessa region on May 8, the rented warehouse of the Odessa regional organization of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society with an area of 1,000 square meters was completely destroyed,” the organization reported.
“The fire completely destroyed the humanitarian aid for the Odessa region stored in the warehouse,” he said. “There were no Red Cross officials on site at the time of the rocket attack.”
The organization reported that there were no injuries on its premises. The NGO also reported that a field hospital in the city of Mikolaiv was damaged.
A rocket attack destroyed the Ukrainian Red Cross humanitarian aid camp in Odessa and damaged a mobile hospital in Mykolaiv.
Ukrainian Red Cross staff and volunteers were not injured.#notatarget pic.twitter.com/RSbUyvk367
— Ukrainian Red Cross (@RedCrossUkraine) May 8, 2023
Report on affected institutions. (Photo: Reproduction Twitter/@RedCrossUkraine)
According to the Ukrainian military, attacks were recorded in the Kiev, Kharkiv, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
This Monday, an air alert sounded again in Ukraine, the Russians believe in a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
On Victory Day, which will be celebrated tomorrow (Tuesday) (a holiday commemorated in Russia due to the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany), the Russians have already warned their population of possible Ukrainian attacks. In Zaporizhia, more than 1,600 people have already been evacuated because they believe the Ukrainian counteroffensive has reached the area.
The war, which began on February 24, 2022, has been going on for over a year. This is the result of a story that dates back to the Middle Ages. For most of the 20th century, Russia and Ukraine were part of the same nation, the Soviet Union. With the end of the Cold War, Ukraine became independent but maintained relations with Russia.
In 2014, Ukrainian governments began withdrawing from Moscow, which Vladimir Putin perceived at the time as a threat to Russian interests. Putin began making threats because Kiev has ties to the United States and the European Union, prompting him to invade the country in early 2022 and continue a war that has lasted more than a year.
Featured Photo: Red Cross facilities catch fire. Twitter/@RedCrossUkraine