Revenge for Sevastopol? Russia’s brutal attack on Odessa

The Russians, apparently in a desire to avenge the attack on Sevastopol, carried out a fierce attack on the port of Odessa using Kalibr cruise missiles and kamikaze drones, hitting port facilities, facilities, warehouses of Western weapons and ammunition, and destroying the largest military command post in southern Ukraine .

According to Russian media reports, which cite the Russian Ministry of Defense, hundreds of Western mercenaries lived in the attacked hotel.

⚓️ Port infrastructure in the #Odesa region was hit overnight. The Odesa seaport was damaged – a fire broke out in the station hotel, which has been out of service for several years. #RussianUkrainianWar

Source: Southern Defense Forces pic.twitter.com/L5qgDrQUmY

— Detector Media (@DetectorMediaEn) September 25, 2023

“Probably the target was not the hotel itself, but what was underneath it. Anyone who has been to those places and to the sea terminal itself understands what we are talking about. The hotel simply burned down, and did not collapse.”– write the authors of the Ukrainian TG channel Legitimate.

“Everyone knows that there are a lot of Gepard installations in the port and there were previously BUKs. The hotel itself could house a lot of things. For example, a “night shelter” for “visiting soldiers”, operational centers, information centers, coordination centers, an anti-aircraft crew on the roof or MANPADS, well etc.,” the authors of legitimniy clarify.

#Odessa hotel that was housing #Ukrainian military was hit pic.twitter.com/iF5HKIWP52

— Arthur Morgan (@ArthurM40330824) September 25, 2023

In addition to the attack on Odessa, the Russian Federation also carried out a missile attack on Ilyinka.

Fire in Ilyinka in the Odesa region as a result of the Russian combined missile & drone attack (September 25, 2023). #Ukraine #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWarNews #StandWithUkraine #RussianArmy #WWIII #Odesa #Odessa pic.twitter.com/8w0wseoyDP

— Chronology (@Chronology22) September 25, 2023

Fire in Ilyinka, Odessa region, as a result of a combined attack by Russian missiles and drones (September 25, 2023).

After the "Onyx" missiles, a new series of "Calibre" cruise missiles was launched in the direction of Odessa pic.twitter.com/TSyutMGXEG

— S p r i n t e r F a c t o r y (@Sprinterfactory) September 24, 2023

Following the Onyx missiles, a new series of Caliber cruise missiles were launched in the direction of Odessa. The attack followed literally a couple of days after the hit 2 missiles into the historical building of the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopolto which Russia reacted very painfully.

Момент прилета по штабу ЧФ в Севастополе.
Судя по всему, прилетело 2 ракеты. pic.twitter.com/QpVA3SEPQ6

— Athens News (@russianathens) September 22, 2023

The GUR stated that as a result of this strike, the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, was killed. Also, according to them, a total of 34 Russian officers were killed, and another 105 Russian military personnel were injured. In Russia, this information (as usual) was not confirmed.

The information being refuted is too simple for a fake to be true, so it is unlikely to be untrue. There’s nothing to guess for now. We are waiting for a couple of days, if the Russian side does not refute and demonstrate the commander, then everything will become clear.

Together with the victims of the strike on the dock of the ship repair plant. S. Ordzhonikidze in Sevastopol, where Ukrainian missiles hit the landing ship “Minsk”, the number of victims, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate, is 62 Russian servicemen.

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