ODESA: The newly built runway at the main airport in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa was destroyed in a Russian attack. Odessa Regional Governor Maxim Marchenko said that Russia used the Bastion missile which was launched from Crimea, for the attack. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that the Odesa airport runway was damaged. 'The Odesa Airport runway has been destroyed. We will, of course, rebuild it. But Odesa will never forget such Russian attitudes towards it, "he said.
Weapons brought in from the United States which were kept near the runway also became the target of Russian aggression. Russia's Defense Ministry says US weapons have destroyed their missiles. Russian air defense systems shot down two Su-24M bombers of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Kharkov region, claims Russia. The United Nations says about 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion.