The airstrike occurred in the area of Krayan, a heavy crane factory, where there was a warehouse with Western-made missiles, the coordinator of the Nikolayev underground, Sergei Lebedev, told Sputnik.
«The strike took place in Odessa, at the site of the Krayan heavy crane factory. The plant had a warehouse with new missiles supplied by Western countries. The strike was carried out around eight in the morning, Odessa residents reported a powerful blast and a plume of black smoke,» Lebedev said.
He also provided photographic and video evidence of a large, dark column of smoke.
💬 A strike was carried out near the location of a heavy crane factory in Odessa, where a warehouse with Western-made missiles was located, the pro-Russian underground told Sputnik pic.twitter.com/5zIagJ73u2
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He noted that the attack was carried out by two Kalibr missiles, while Ukrainian air defenses failed to respond.