Odessa City Council suspended cooperation with the World Club of Odessans. This was told by the mayor of Odessa Gennady Trukhanov on Facebook.

According to him, this happened because the diplomas of the Odessa Isaac Babel International Literary Prize were presented this year by Russians.. Among the members of the jury were also Russians.

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“Among them, in particular, there are those who allowed themselves ambiguous statements about Ukraine, and also collaborated with Russian media that openly support Russia’s actions..

All this is happening against the backdrop of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, when world-class artists cancel their concerts in Russia and call for an end to the destruction of the Ukrainian people, to stop this cruel and unjust war,” Trukhanov wrote..

He also added that the permanent President of the Odessa club is Mikhail Zhvanetsky, whose name and work means a lot to every Odessa citizen..

Recall, on July 20, the Russian invaders fired two rockets in the Odessa region. One was shot down by air defense forces, the second fell on storage facilities.

Russian troops launched seven rockets at Odessa on the night of Tuesday, July 19, as a result of which six people were injured.