According to local authorities, Russia intentionally targeted “a residential area, a commercial activity area.”
Moscow's offensive continues. At least eight people were killed Monday (November 18) in a Russian missile attack in broad daylight on the port city of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, authorities in the region announced.
“According to initial information, the Russian attack left eight dead and 18 injured. A child is among the injured. Four people are in serious condition,” regional governor Oleg Kiper said on his Telegram account.
“The enemy insidiously sent its missile towards a residential area, a zone of commercial activity,” accused the mayor of the city, Gennadyi Trukhanov, on the same social network, confirming the preliminary toll of eight dead.
Multiplication of attacks
In initial images taken by witnesses and broadcast by news channels on Telegram, we can see bodies on the ground, vehicles on fire and a building enveloped in dust and smoke.
Russia is currently intensifying its strikes against Ukraine. In particular, during the weekend, it increased its missile and drone attacks against this country's cities and its energy infrastructure.
Eleven people, including two children, died in the bombing on Sunday evening of a residential area in Sumy, a city in northeastern Ukraine.
A few hours earlier, on Sunday morning, Ukraine said it had suffered “one of the largest” Russian air attacks against its energy installations.
On Sunday, the United States authorized theUkraine to strike Russian territory with long range missiles provided by Washington.
