Two people were killed and 14 others were injured in a Russian attack in the Ukrainian city of Odesathe Ukrainian rescue service announced on Friday. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency. “Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were under attack,” the rescue service said in a statement on the Telegram platform.
- The Russian attack on Odessa caused two casualties and fourteen wounded.
- The strike hit a three-story residential building and destroyed two other buildings.
- Sixteen residents were evacuated from the affected buildings and 140 rescuers were deployed.
- A seventy-five-year-old married couple died and fifteen people were injured in the attack.
- Russia has intensified drone and missile attacks on Ukraine in recent months.
According to her, the strikes hit a three-story residential building and destroyed at least two two-story buildings. As a result of the strikes, 16 residents of the building were evacuated and more than 140 rescuers were deployed to the affected areas. The head of the military administration of the port city of Odesa, Serhij Lysak, explained on Telegram that a 75-year-old couple lost their lives in the attack. According to him, up to 15 people were injured.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions of peoplewrites AFP. Russia has stepped up drone and missile attacks in recent months, targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Odessa was the target of Russian strikes last week as well. Lysak stated at the time that this port city experienced several waves of attacks that left nine dead.
