INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia's latest missile attack on Odesa left two dead Sunday, wounded many and badly damaged a UNESCO-listed Orthodox cathedral, drawing a
vow of retaliation from Ukraine's leader.The strike on the port city, which Russia has pounded since quitting the Black Sea grain deal, came
just hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Belarus counterpart for talks.Ukrainian leader Volodmyr Zelensky promised to
strike back at Russia for the deadly attack, which involved 19 missiles and also wounded 22 people."Missiles against peaceful cities,
against residential buildings, a cathedral," Zelensky said
"There will definitely be a retaliation against Russian terrorists for Odesa."Kyiv also said the Orthodox Savior and Transfiguration
Cathedral under UNESCO protection in the historic city centre was destroyed, calling it a "war crime that will never be forgotten and
forgiven."Andriy Palchuk, archdeacon of the cathedral, told AFP that both people in the cathedral at the time of the attack survived.Moscow
said it had hit all its intended targets in the Odesa strike, claiming the sites were being used to prepare "terrorist acts" against
designated the historic centre of the city as a World Heritage in Danger site.Attacks have increased since Russia said it was pulling out of
Kyiv, Istanbul and the UN.Russian authorities then announced that they would consider any ships heading for Ukrainian grain ports on the
Black Sea as military targets.Kyiv has accused Russia of targeting grain supplies and infrastructure vital to any resumption of Ukrainian
