At night, the Russians attacked the ports of the Grain Agreement
On the night of July 20, Russian troops once again resorted to a powerful missile and drone attack on southern Ukraine. The main target of the Russians is the ports of the Grain Agreement.
The Russians attacked Odesa and Mykolaiv Region with sea, air and land-based missiles, was reported in OC “Pivden”.
Air defense forces worked as powerfully as possible and destroyed all 12 Shaheds and 2 Kalibrs in Odesa, and 3 Iskander-Ks in Mykolaiv Region.
However, it was not possible to destroy all the missiles, in particular, supersonic missiles of the X-22 and “Onyx” types, which are extremely difficult to destroy.
“Having attacked the ports of the Grain Agreement, causing damage to the port infrastructure, the Rashists also hit objects that are in no way related to the military or the ports,” the command noted.
The administrative building in the center of Odesa was demolished, where several buildings, including residential ones, were damaged by the blast wave. Four local residents were injured, including a child. Another person was found dead under the rubble during the search and rescue operation.
A fire broke out in the warehouses of one of the enterprises in Odesa, which was also targeted by the enemy. A civil servant was injured. Firefighters promptly extinguished the fire.
In Mykolaiv, the two upper floors of a three-story building were destroyed as a result of a rocket impact, a large-scale fire broke out, and several surrounding buildings were damaged.
19 people were injured, including 5 children. All were provided with medical assistance. During the search and rescue operation, the body of the deceased was retrieved from under the rubble, and 2 more people were rescued.
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