As a result of the nighttime attack by Russian troops on Odesa, the number of injured has risen to 11 people, including two children. According to the head of the city military administration, Serhiy Lysak, the night in the city was “extremely difficult” due to the massive shelling.
This is reported by Finway
Damage in various districts and emergency assistance
The most destruction was recorded in the Primorsky district, where residential buildings, a hotel, and facilities in the city center were affected. It is here that most people sustained injuries. In addition, the Khadzhybei and Kyiv districts were also hit, where high-rise residential buildings, private constructions, and vehicles were damaged.
Over 250 rescuers and utility services worked on site throughout the night to eliminate the consequences of the shelling. All injured individuals are being promptly provided with necessary medical assistance, and residents of damaged buildings are receiving support and consultations regarding compensation.
“More than 250 service and utility workers were on site all night. The injured are receiving all necessary medical assistance, and residents of damaged buildings are receiving help and consultations regarding compensation,” Lysak added.
Signs of genocide and international reaction
The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations consider the systematic missile and drone attacks by the Russian Federation on civilian infrastructure as war crimes. Attacks on hospitals, life support systems, energy facilities, and residential areas are classified by experts as actions that have signs of genocide under international law.
Such actions include deliberate attempts to deprive the population of Ukraine of electricity, water, heat, communication, and medical assistance, as well as the persecution of citizens with pro-Ukrainian positions, the deportation of children, the destruction of cultural heritage, and incitement to destroy Ukrainians as a nation.
The UN Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948, obliges all 149 member countries to prevent acts of genocide and punish those responsible, regardless of whether it is wartime or peacetime. According to this international document, genocide is considered to be actions aimed at the complete or partial destruction of a national, ethnic, or religious group, including the deliberate creation of conditions leading to its demise, the forcible transfer of children, or the physical destruction of individual members of the group.
At the same time, the leadership of Russia denies that the RF army is deliberately attacking the civilian infrastructure of Ukrainian cities, but the facts of the destruction of residential buildings, hospitals, schools, and other life support facilities indicate otherwise.