Ignoring the norms of international humanitarian law, yesterday, April 29, Russian troops attacked Odesa with an Iskander ballistic missile with a cluster warhead, according to Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin.
According to Kostin, the attack resulted in:
- 5 killed people;
- over 30 injured, including two children and a pregnant woman.
Currently, five of the wounded are in extremely severe condition.
“The attack was carried out by an Iskander ballistic missile with a cluster munition. This is an indiscriminate weapon, the use of which can lead to significant civilian casualties. Metal fragments and missile debris were seized within a radius of 1.5 km from the site of the attack,” Kostin says.
The Prosecutor General adds that the investigation currently has grounds to believe that the decision to strike Odesa with a cluster munition was made by officers of the Russian armed forces to kill as many Ukrainians as possible.
“The investigation is ongoing. We will find and punish those who give criminal orders to shell peaceful Ukrainian cities,” Kostin adds.
Russian missile attack on Odesa
Russia launched a missile attack on Odesa yesterday, April 29. In particular, the attack started a fire in the student's palace of the Odesa Law Academy. The building is also known as the Harry Potter Castle”.
Dmytro Pletenchuk, head of the Center for Strategic Communications of the Southern Defense Forces, said that a rocket with shrapnel was used.
On the morning of April 30, the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, Oleh Kiper, reported that 23 injured people were currently being treated in medical facilities.
Read more about the Russian attack on Odesa in RBC-Ukraine's report.
