"Russian barbarism": Odessa attack shocks Ukraine - Russia does not want to be responsible
Created: 07/24/2022, 10:11 am
By: Lukas Einkammerer
A rocket attack took place in the port city of Odessa on Saturday.
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Odessa - The situation in the Ukraine war is getting worse.
After Russia and Ukraine were finally able to agree on a grain agreement after much back and forth on Friday, which is intended to regulate the safe export of Ukrainian grain by sea, there was a rocket attack on the port city of Odessa on Saturday.
Although Odessa, along with other ports, can no longer be attacked according to the agreement, two Russian missiles are said to have hit the city on Saturday.
Two more air missiles are said to have been successfully intercepted by the Ukrainian air defenses.
The port city of Odessa plays an important role in the export of Ukrainian grain.
Now the city is said to have been hit by Russian rockets.
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Attack on Odessa: Russia denies blame for attack
According to Turkey, Russia has so far denied responsibility for the attack on Odessa.
Turkey is in contact with Ukraine and Russia, and Moscow has given assurances that it had nothing to do with the attack and wants to investigate the incident, Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday.
According to Akar, representatives of the UN, Ukraine and Russia are already working together with Turkey in a joint coordination center.
The establishment of such a center in Istanbul to monitor grain exports was agreed on Friday.
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"We are really concerned that such an incident has taken place immediately after the grain delivery agreement we reached yesterday," Akar said.
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Attack on Odessa: Zelenskyj describes attack as "Russian barbarism"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned the rocket attacks as an act of "blatant Russian barbarism".
The beatings are another reason for giving Ukraine such weapons "that are necessary for our victory," said the head of state in his video message published on Saturday evening.
Although Russia continues to deny responsibility for the attack, Zelenskyy said Russia's rocket attacks exposed itself politically.
"If anyone in the world said earlier that it is necessary to enter into dialogue with Russia, to reach agreements on a ceasefire without liberating our territory from the occupiers, today's missiles have destroyed the possibility of such statements," he said.
Attack on Odessa: US government condemns shelling and blames Russia
The US government has blamed Russia for the shelling of Odessa and has strongly condemned the attack.
"This attack raises serious doubts about the credibility of Russia's commitment to yesterday's agreement," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday (local time).
Blinken said the shelling was undermining the work of the United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine to get essential food products to world markets.
Russia bears responsibility for worsening the global food crisis.
Moscow has approved the grain export agreement and now has the duty to fully implement it.
(dpa/le)