KYIV: Russia's latest strike on Odesa on Sunday (Jul 23) killed two people and severely damaged a historic Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader. The 18th century Transfiguration Cathedral, the biggest Orthodox church in Odesa, lies within the UNESCO-protected historic city
KYIV: Russia's latest strike on Odesa on Sunday killed two people and severely damaged a historic Orthodox cathedral, drawing a vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader.
Putin claimed Kyiv's counteroffensive had"failed" as he met his closest ally, Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, in Saint Petersburg - the first time since Minsk helped end a revolt by Russian Wagner fighters. "There was a direct hit to the cathedral, it completely damaged three altars," Father Myroslav, the assistant rector of the cathedral said.
"We have ordinary residential buildings here, where people live," a woman who owns a beauty salon nearby, Tetiana, told AFP. The Belarus strongman now hosts Wagner fighters on his territory, after brokering a deal that convinced its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin to end a march on Moscow and exile himself to Belarus."They are asking to go West, ask me for permission ... to go on a trip to Warsaw, to Rzeszow," Lukashenko said, referring to Wagner fighters, to Putin, who smiled."But of course, I am keeping them in central Belarus, like we agreed".
After their talks, Putin and Lukashenko greeted crowds in the naval town and base of Kronstadt on Kotlin Island in a rare walkabout.
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