Russia claims missile attack on port of Odesa targeted military facilities

Firefighters put out a blaze caused by the Russian missile attack in Odesa (Odesa City Hall Press Office/AP)

Russian officials have insisted that an air strike on Odesa – less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from the port – had hit only military targets.

Moscow has been widely condemned for the attack, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying it had “destroyed the very possibility” of dialogue with Russia.