At least eight people were killed on Saturday, including a three-month-old baby, and 18 to 20 others were injured in a Russian missile attack launched from the Caspian Sea on the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, the Ukrainian president said. Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelenski specified, in a press conference, that the Russian forces fired seven missiles, of which two were shot down.
“A three-month-old baby was killed today. The war started when this baby was one month old. Can you imagine it? What is happening?” lamented the president, quoted by the Unian agency, while describing the aggressors as “scum”.
Previously, the head of the Office of the Ukrainian Presidency, Andriy Yermak, had reported at least five deaths, including a three-month-old baby, and 18 civilians injured.
Zelensky added that the Ukrainian side is not in the mood for meetings against the background of the bombing of Odessa by Russian troops on the eve of Easter when asked about the possibility of continuing negotiations in Turkey,
He pointed out, however, that it is necessary to speak “as long as this war does not end.”
“We have to speak up and grab every opportunity so that no more three-month-olds die. It’s just a horror,” she said.
However, he declared that he does not want to meet with anyone in Turkey simply because he does and added that he awaits a decision from Russian President Vladimir Putin..