Five people died as a result of rocket fire in Odessa

Consequences of the Russian attack on Odesa on March 2, 2024. Archive photo: Society Odesa

Today, March 6, five people were killed as a result of enemy rocket fire by the Russian occupiers on the port infrastructure of Odesa.

The spokesman of the Navy, Captain 3rd rank Dmytro Pletenchuk, said this in a comment to «Ukrainian Pravda».

«On March 6, the enemy struck the city's port infrastructure. There are 5 dead people. Investigative actions are being conducted, all the circumstances of yet another war crime of the Russian Federation are being established,» Dmytro Pletenchuk said.

As you know, on the morning of March 6 , the Russian army attacked Odessa. This happened during the visit to the city of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

At the time of the attack, the head of state was with the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis. They were in port. According to the Greek Prime Minister, the explosions were close to them.

The Greek publication Protothema claims that the motorcade of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was targeted by Russian troops. The explosion occurred when he was 150 meters from the location of the Greek delegation.

We will remind you that the Russian occupiers once again shelled two communities of the Mykolaiv region — Ochakiv and Kutsurub.