The airport runway in the Black Sea port of Odesa has been knocked out, according to Ukrainian officials.

Odesa airport runway

Officials reported a Russian missile attack destroyed the runway at Odesa’s main airport; as Ukrainian soldiers fought village by village to keep back Moscow’s advance in the east of the country.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed the recently completed runway in the important Black Sea port; had been destroyed in a late-night video message on Saturday; he also promises to restore it.

“Of course, we’ll reconstruct it.” “However, Odesa will never forget Russia’s treatment of it,” he said.

Regional officials said the missile was fired from the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia has annexed, and that the airport could no longer be utilised.