Russian strike hits Odesa apartment block as explosions echo in Kyiv
A Russian attack hit a residential building in Odesa, while multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv overnight.
Russian forces struck an apartment block in the Black Sea city of Odesa, creating a large fireball, officials said. In Kyiv, a series of powerful explosions followed a missile-threat alert. Serhij Lysak, head of Odesa’s military administration, said authorities are assessing possible casualties. Kyiv’s military administration warned residents to take shelter.
Why it matters
The attacks show the continued danger of Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and the impact on civilians.
How this story developed
- Sep 7 Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Refuses to Resign Amid Probe into Call-Center Bribery Scheme
- Sep 13 Russia's state nuclear corporation head Alexei Likhachev says Ukrainian forces attacked diesel fuel trucks near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, killing two Russian servicemen and injuring many others.
- Sep 13 Likhachev added casualty figures, reporting two Russian servicemen killed and numerous injuries.
- Sep 14 Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko resigned on September 7.
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