RUSSIAN forces launched a fresh attack on Odesa which destroyed a church and killed two with 18 injured.
Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelensky has vowed to retaliate for the bombardment which injured 18 overnight on Sunday.
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Russian forces launched a fresh attack on Odesa which destroyed a church and killed two with 18 injured Credit: Reuters 4
The historic church before the brutal attack Credit: Getty 4
The roof of the church was torn off during the missile strike Credit: Reuters
One missile tore through the roof of the historic building and ripped down to the basement, collapsing many of the cathedral’s internal walls.
Two people inside were wounded.
Two people were killed and 18 more injured in the overall bombardment.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said: “Missiles against peaceful cities, against residential buildings, a cathedral.
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“There will definitely be a retaliation against Russian terrorists for Odesa.
"They will feel this retaliation.”
A social media video of the shows a distressed man walking around a burning, rubble-strewn church and repeating, “The church is no longer.”
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President Vladimir Putin？？lights a candle in a St Petersburg cathedral Credit: Reuters