Russian forces launch missile attack on historic centre of Ukraine's Odesa


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  • Saturday, 01 Feb 2025

(Reuters) - Russian forces launched an evening missile attack on the historic centre of Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, a UNESCO world heritage site, damaging buildings and injuring two people, local officials said.

Pictures posted online showed damage to the Hotel Bristol, a luxury landmark built at the end of the 19th century, as well as fragments strewn on the street near the nearby opulent opera house from the same era.

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