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At least 20 die in Odesa in Russian missile strike, Ukraine reports
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March 20, 2024
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Ukraine reported a minimum of 20 dead and over 70 injured in Odesa,
Ukraine after a Friday Russian missile strike. 

According to the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, the attack
occurred around 11:00 a.m. local time (0900 UTC). There were two
Iskander-M missiles fired from the Russia-annexed peninsula of Crimea.
Among the dead were an employee of the State Service of Ukraine for
Emergency Situations (SSES) and a paramedic. Civil infrastructure was
damaged: residential buildings, outbuildings, vehicles.

As the State Emergency Service clarified, Russian troops fired missiles
at Odesa twice. The second missile was fired when rescuers were
eliminating the consequences of the first explosion. As a result of the
second strike, a service employee was killed. Among the victims were
seven employees of the State Emergency Service. Oleg Kiper clarified
that there were seriously wounded. Medical workers were also injured.

In Odesa and the region, mourning was declared on Saturday.

== Sources ==

* https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/russian-missile-attack-odesa-ukraine
* https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c0w6dyewgn2o



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