Russian forces launched a Friday night 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 and the first four-story hotel in the city, as well as fragments strewn on the street near the opera house from the same era.
Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said two people were injured in the attack and taken to hospital.
Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said two large explosions had resounded in the city in the early evening.
Main Image: Bristol Hotel in Odesa was damaged by a missile strike
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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