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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Askold Krushelnycky

Russia attacked my hotel as I slept – this is Ukraine’s brutal reality while peace talks grind on

In the early hours of Tuesday morning I was at the receiving end of one of the deadly Russian mass drone attacks that regularly terrorise Ukrainian cities.

Much of my hotel near the centre of the Black Sea port city of Odesa was wrecked when Shahed drones hit close by, setting buildings opposite ablaze and blowing out walls, shattering windows and collapsing ceilings where I was staying.

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