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People in Odesa distraught after cathedral destroyed in missile attack

Church personnel inspect damages inside the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral

Church personnel inspect damages inside the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral Source: AAP

A Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian harbour city of Odesa on Sunday, 23 July, killed one and injured twenty others. The attack also destroyed the city's most important landmark, a cathedral that was cherished by the local population.


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