A Russian missile attack on an educational institution in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa has killed four people and injured 28, Regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported on the Telegram messaging app.
The four injured were in serious condition, Kiper wrote. Among the injured were two children and a pregnant woman.
However, Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov put the number of injured at 20.
Pictures posted online showed an ornate building close to the seafront ablaze and smoke billowing skyward. Video footage, which could not be immediately verified, showed people receiving treatment on the street alongside pools of blood.
Public broadcaster Suspilne said the roof of the building, described as a legal academy, had been nearly destroyed. It said the academy’s president, a prominent former member of parliament, Serhii Kivalov, was among the injured.
The Ukrainian Air Force had announced a hard-to-intercept ballistic missile threat ahead of the strike.
However, Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov put the number of injured at 20.
Pictures posted online showed an ornate building close to the seafront ablaze and smoke billowing skyward. Video footage, which could not be immediately verified, showed people receiving treatment on the street alongside pools of blood.
Public broadcaster Suspilne said the roof of the building, described as a legal academy, had been nearly destroyed. It said the academy’s president, a prominent former member of parliament, Serhii Kivalov, was among the injured.
The Ukrainian Air Force had announced a hard-to-intercept ballistic missile threat ahead of the strike.
Regional chief Oleh Kiper says there are currently four fatalities from Russia's missile strike on Odesa, three women and a man.
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At least 27 civilians were injured, including two children, 5 and 16, and a pregnant woman. Four wounded are in serious condition.
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Source: Reuters
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