The rocket, which was launched by Russian invaders on Odesa on March 6, exploded 500 meters from President Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a visit. It is reported CNN with reference to the source.
The escort carrying the leaders felt the impact and the group saw a "mushroom cloud" of smoke, the source said.
CNN notes that Zelenskyi often makes risky trips to the front lines and has welcomed dozens of world leaders to Ukraine during the more than two years of war with Russia, but Wednesday's attack could be one of the "calls for the president."
In addition, the proximity of the strike to Mitsotakis, the leader of a NATO member state, also highlights the dangers of such visits and the "potential global consequences of the conflict."
Mitsotakis said that Zelensky gave him a tour of Odesa before they heard the air raid sirens.
“Shortly after that, as we were getting into our cars, we heard a loud explosion. "I think this is the best, most vivid reminder for us that there is a real war going on here. Every day there is a war that affects not only the front, the soldiers, it affects our innocent fellow citizens," — stressed Mitsotakis in a conversation with journalists.
Zelensky said he was close enough to see and hear the impact.
"We saw this strike today. You see who we are dealing with, they don't care where they hit. I know that there were victims today, I don't know all the details yet, but I know that there are dead and wounded," - said Zelensky from Odesa on Wednesday.
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