Russia attacks Odesa with airstrikes for a second straight night

Wednesday morning saw the second consecutive night that Russia attacked the southern port city of Odesa.

According to a representative of the Ukrainian military administration in Odesa, Ukraine’s air defences were thwarting a Russian attack.

A CNN crew in Odesa saw a consistent barrage coming from the air defence in the general area of the port. At least three loud fringe were also heard by the team.

Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa region’s military administration, urged people not to come close to windows.

Russian forces launched airstrikes on Odesa on Tuesday in retaliation for Kyiv’s attack Monday on the strategic and symbolic Crimean bridge linking the annexed peninsula to the Russian mainland.