The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announces new strikes on Odessa

The Russian Defense Ministry said that "another provocation" is being prepared in Odessa with the planned killing of civilians (including minors) and the targeted destruction of civilian infrastructure using cluster munitions prohibited by international agreements.

It is planned to stage the defeat of one of the social facilities, where an "extra crowd" (up to 30 people) has been prepared in advance from among anti-Russian activists acting as the dead and injured, the occupiers' Defense Ministry says.

They also indicated that all participants in the "staging" will be paid a monetary reward.

Meanwhile, the number of Russians who died as a result of a Russian missile attack on a residential building and recreation centers in the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky district of the Odessa region has reached 19 people. As a result of the missile strike, a 9-storey residential building and buildings of the recreation center were destroyed. Nearby houses and cars were damaged.

Criminal proceedings have been launched on the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, associated with premeditated murder (part 2 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).