Ukraine says second hotel, shopping mall hit as Russia fires hypersonic missiles at Odesa
Two people were hospitalized from the missile strike.
KYIV: MAY. 10 – A shopping mall and two hotels were hit by Russian military strikes on Monday in the southern port city of Odesa.
Three Kinzhal missiles — Russia’s new hypersonic missiles — were fired from a plane and hit a “tourist infrastructure target”, said Sergey Bratchuk, a spokesperson for the Odesa regional military administration.
Two people were hospitalized from the missile strike, Bratchuk said. CNN could not confirm the injuries.
Bratchuk did not identify the target, but CNN has geolocated and verified the authenticity of two videos circulating on social media, which show significant damage at a hotel in the village of Zatoka. One of the videos was first published by the Odesa City Council.
This is the second hotel in the Odesa region that was targeted Monday. It’s unclear why the two hotels, or who may have been staying at them, were targeted.
A shopping mall was also hit by seven missiles, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces Southern Operational Command. Five people were wounded, and one person died in the strike, it said.
