“Until 10 p.m. (local and Lithuanian time) four people were killed and a dog was also killed. Another man died of a stroke caused by the attack. 32 people were injured, 25 of them, including two children and a pregnant woman, are in hospitals,” Oleh Kiper reported on the Telegram platform.
“The Russians hit a ballistic missile preliminarily with a cluster munition at one of the most popular places of Odessa residents and guests of the city, where people walked with children, dogs, played sports… Such ammunition is used to hit personnel and poses a threat primarily to people, not equipment and buildings,” the official wrote.
In a previous report, O. Kiper stated that “residential buildings and civil infrastructure” were damaged during the strike.
According to local officials, there are not, and never have been, any military facilities at the scene.
Odessa is a constant target of deadly Russian missile and drone attacks.
This large port city on the Black Sea is very important for Ukrainian exports.
In Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, which is also frequently targeted by Russian forces, one person was injured in a Russian strike, local authorities said.
The governor of the region, Oleh Synjehubov, said on the Telegram platform that a 42-year-old man was wounded by shrapnel and hit by an explosion after Russia carried out a “missile attack”.
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