Russia shells the Ukrainian city of Odessa for the second night in a row

July 19 () –

The Russian military has bombarded the Ukrainian city of Odessa with Iranian drones and cruise missiles for the second night in a row, though authorities have so far reported no civilian casualties or critical infrastructure damage.

According to the Ukrainian radio station Suspilne, the sound of numerous explosions has been heard in the city during the early hours of this Wednesday despite the fact that an air alert has not been declared in the region.

The Russian Armed Forces have used both Kalibr Kh-22 cruise missiles and Iranian-made ‘Shahed’ drones, The Kyiv Independent newspaper has reported.

This is the second consecutive night of Russian attacks on the city and, according to the Ukrainian authorities, they would be related to the recent withdrawal of Russia from the grain export agreement and would not be a response to the attack attributed to Kiev on the Kerch bridge , in Crimea.

Ukraine has avoided taking responsibility for the attack on the bridge and has even gone so far as to accuse Russia of having committed it, while Moscow has denounced Kiev as responsible.