“The runway at Odessa airport has been destroyed. Of course we will rebuild it. But Odessa will never forget Russia’s attitude towards it,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a late-night speech. Odessa regional governor Maksym Marchenko said Russia had used a Bastion missile fired from Crimea. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register “Thank God no one was injured. Anti-sabotage measures are being taken in the area,” he said in a video posted on the internet. Odessa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov said it took 10 years to design and build the new runway, which officially opened last July. “Thanks to the new runway we were expecting a colossal influx of tourists from all over the world. Instead, we were hit by a rocket,” he said on Facebook. “But Odessa is not a city that surrenders to difficulties. We will definitely restore the corridor after our victory and even more tourists will come to us.” The Russian military has not yet confirmed the attack. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by David Ljunggren. Editing: Daniel Wallis and Chris Reese Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
