A Russian missile hit Odessa today (Wednesday), while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the port city on the Black Sea coast with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Five people were reportedly killed in the attack, which came as the two leaders got into their cars after touring the city.
The leaders were not hurt, but Zelensky said he was close enough to see and hear the attack.
"We saw this attack today. You can see who we are dealing with, they don't care where they hit. I know there were victims today, I still don't know all the details, but I know there are dead and wounded," Zelensky said in Odessa.
"We need to protect ourselves first and foremost. The best way to do this is through an air defense system," he added.
Dmytro Platanchuk, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, told CNN that five people were killed in the attack.
He did not specify whether the dead were military personnel or civilians.
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