Zelensky in turn said before a press conference that he's heard initial reports of "dead and wounded" from Wednesday's fresh Russian strike on Odesa. "You can see who we are facing. They don’t care where they strike," he told reporters.

Some online pundits are going so far as to call it an 'assassination attempt' targeting Zelensky, given some reports say at least one of the strikes hit very near where the pair were visiting. According to Politico: 

An explosion rocked the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Wednesday during a top-secret visit there by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

The blast, caused by a ballistic missile, took place a few hundred meters away from the leaders’ motorcade, a Greek official who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to POLITICO.

Greek State Minister Stavros Papastavrou, a top aide to Mitsotakis, confirmed to domestic media that there are no injuries among the Greek delegation following the explosion.

And The Washington Post has bluntly stated, "A Russian missile strike appeared to target Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, landing near his motorcade in the Black Sea port city of Odessa, where the president was meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis."

While it could be that Zelensky is playing up the incident for greater drama and sympathy, PM Mitsotakis appeared to confirm that the explosion was close. "Shortly afterwards, as we were getting into our cars, we heard a big explosion," he said. Greek officials told the Protothema news outlet that a missile landed and exploded merely about 500 feet away.

Though perhaps a premature conclusion, this is what some pundits are saying in the wake of the new Odesa attack...

As for Zelensky, there's as yet no official indication from his office that he was targeted by Russia in an assassination attempt, but he has condemned the strikes, especially given it happened at a moment the two heads of state were physically there. Zelensky was not harmed, nor were any staff members in either delegation.

Zelensky in the aftermath said of Russian forces, "They have either completely lost their minds or just don’t control what their army is doing. This is why we need protection. Air defense systems are the best way." Kiev has been urging the West to immediately send more anti-air systems after a series of deadly attacks on Odesa. On Saturday a wave of Russian drone and artillery strikes reportedly killed at least 11 people in Odesa, some of them women and children.