Russia Preparing to Commit a War Crime by Bombing Odesa, Zelensky Says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 3, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia is preparing to bomb Odesa, a strategically important port city in southern Ukraine with a population of nearly one million.

“They are preparing to bomb Odesa. Odessa!” said the Ukrainian President of the Black Sea city in a video message on Sunday.