I Was Caught in a Russian Attack Last Night – This Is Ukraine’s Brutal Reality as 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.
I had slept through the sirens warning of an approaching attack and was wrenched out of my slumber by the first enormous explosion, which blew out windows in my room in the Hotel Alarus at around 2.20am.
As I hurriedly pulled on clothes and boots, drones came diving in on their final approach, emitting a shrill, otherworldly scream like that of German Stuka dive bombers in movies about the Second World War.
Twice I hit the floor in the space between my bed and the bathroom wall – the furthest point in my room from the outside.
During these seconds that seemed like an age, I felt utterly helpless and mouthed: “F***, f***, f***! Just get it over with.”
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Source: The Independent