The head of the German Foreign Ministry Annalena Berbock spent about 15 minutes in hiding during a visit to Odessa. This was reported by the German newspaper Zeit.
According to the publication, a short stay Berbock in the shelter was due to the air alert announced in Odessa during her visit. After about a quarter of an hour the Minister left the shelter.
Earlier, it was reported that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asked his German counterpart to change the official spelling of Odessa’s name in German.