{"id":269421,"date":"2023-11-06T21:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/621"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T09:16:33","slug":"621","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/621","title":{"rendered":"Day 621: Russian missile, drone strike hits Odesa\u2019s historic center, causing damage to National Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Russia launches overnight missile and drone attacks on Odesa and Kherson. Ukraine hits a shipyard in Crimea\u2019s Kerch. Ukraine is bracing for the \u201cworst winter in history,\u201d the country\u2019s foreign minister says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia launches overnight missile, drone attacks on Odesa, Kherson<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Russia launched a drone and missile attack on Odesa late on Sunday, targeting the central part of the city and its port infrastructure. The strike left eight people injured, five of them were taken to hospital, head of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleh Kiper said. Ukraine\u2019s air defenses shot down most of the air targets, but a few evaded the defenses, Ukraine\u2019s Operational Command South said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odesa\u2019s National Art Museum was damaged by the Russian strike. Footage showed damaged walls and shattered windows. The museum that stands in a part of the city that is a UNESCO world heritage site was inspected to document the damages, head of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleh Kiper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n