Volodymyr Zelensky was targeted by a Russian missile strike during a visit to Odesa in what appears to have been an attempt to assassinate the Ukrainian President.
Mr Zelensky’s motorcade, which was 150 meters from that of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was attacked by a Russian missile at 11:43am, according to local media.
State Minister Stavros Papastavrou, who is in the Greek mission, said: “There is no issue with the security of the Prime Minister and the Greek mission. We are all fine.”
Mr Zelensky was also uninjured and the meeting between the two took place as normal.
They are scheduled to hold a press conference, which will not be broadcast live for security reasons.
A picture from the scene showed black clouds rising over Odesa.
Posting on Telegram, Mr Mitsotakis said: “President Zelensky and his staff showed and explained to us the importance of the port and what is being done to restore and strengthen the Ukrainian sea route and what damage he experienced during the attacks.
“Already at the very end we heard the sound of sirens and explosions that were very close to us.”
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