From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 515):

O you who hear prayer,
to you shall all flesh come.
When iniquities prevail against me,
you atone for our transgressions.
Psalm 65:2‭-‬3

Last night’s initial reports were right. Russia did intentionally hit the historical center and residential quarters of Odesa. Our air-defense forces shot down 9 of 19 missiles.

They destroyed or damaged 44 buildings, 25 of which are architectural landmarks of the 19th-20th century. They killed one and injured 21 people, including four children.
Their main deliberate target was the UNESCO-protected Transfiguration Cathedral, one of the biggest and oldest in Odesa. Even before the actual attack, some sources reported that “Ukraine attacked its own temple with air-defense rockets.” Once again, it was posted before the actual missile strike, and it was written in such a…