Has Putin Just Made Historic St Petersburg and Moscow’s Red Square Fair Game in His War on Ukraine? Russian Missile Attack Damages 25 Historical Buildings in Odesa; Russia’s ‘brazen’ attack on Transfiguration Cathedral in Ukraine’s Odesa, and related stories

President’s Office: Russian missile attack damages 25 historical buildings in Odesa:

The Russian missile attack on the historical center of Odesa overnight has damaged 25 historical buildings in the city, Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, reported on July 23.

One civilian was killed, and 21 were injured, including four children, as Russian forces hit the residential area in downtown Odesa, according to the report.

“This is another attempt to kill peaceful Ukrainians, erase our history, and destroy our heritage of global significance,’ Kuleba said in a Telegram post.

Local authorities said after the attack that two architectural landmarks were badly damaged or destroyed. This includes Odesa’s historic Transfiguration Cathedral, which belongs to the branch of the Russian Orthodox Church active in Ukraine.

The Transfiguration Cathedral was founded in 1794. The original building was destroyed by the Soviet regime in 1936, and the new cathedral was built in 2003.

The attack was condemned numerous nations, including Italy, which pledged to contribute to restoration efforts.

“Italy, with its unique world-class expertise in the restoration field, is ready to join in the reconstruction of the cathedral and other treasures of Ukraine’s cultural heritage,” Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni said, as cited by Italy’s Embassy in Ukraine on July 23. —>READ MORE HERE

Russia’s ‘brazen’ attack on Transfiguration Cathedral in Ukraine’s Odesa:

Russian airstrikes in Odesa kills one

Russia conducted airstrikes in the Ukrainian southern port of Odesa, on Sunday (July 23) morning which has led to the death of one person and injured at least 20 others, said the officials in Kyiv. The attack also severely damaged an Orthodox Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral or the Transfiguration Cathedral.

According to Oleh Kiper, governor of the Odesa region, one person was killed and were 19 injured due to the attack, including four children.

“Odesa: another night attack of the monsters,” Kiper, on the Telegram messaging app.

He also said that the missile attacks destroyed six houses and apartment buildings. 14 people were hospitalised after the attack which took place at 3:00 am (local time), said the Ukrainian official.

Ukraine’s Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral damaged

Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral which is a Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and the country’s second-largest Church was first consecrated in 1809.

The first and foremost Orthodox church in Odesa was founded in 1794, according to UNESCO. —>READ MORE HERE (with several photos)

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