The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city on Wednesday.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the delegations were getting into their vehicles when they heard the blast, which he called a “vivid reminder” that Odesa is gripped by the war with Russia with Russia.
It is one thing to hear about the war and “quite another to experience war firsthand,” Mitsotakis said.
Zelenskyy said the explosion caused an unknown number of dead and wounded.