Russian suicide drone hits historic synagogue in Odessa

A historic synagogue in Odessa, Ukraine suffered significant damage and caught fire yesterday after being hit by a Russian suicide drone.

The Old Peresip Synagogue was built in the early 1890s to serve the city’s growing Jewish population, funded by local residents. On Monday evening, a Russian Shahed suicide drone hit the building, causing a large fire to break out which continued for much of the night. No injuries were reported.

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Since the shul was struck, the city’s Jewish community has called on international leaders and human rights organisations to urgently speak out against the targeting of civilians and religious infrastructure.

Odessa’s Jewish community strongly condemned the drone attack by Russian forces, with the vice president of the Odessa Jewish Community, Rabbi Rafael Kruskal, exclaiming that attacking houses of worship “crosses a moral red line”.