Rocket attack on Serhiyivka in Odesa region: what is known about the victims and destruction
In the Odesa region, one Russian rocket hit a nine-story residential building, and the second hit a recreation center in the Belgorod-Dniester district.
Updated at 8:45 am. The deputy head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Timoshenko, said that 18 people, including two children, were killed as a result of shelling in the Odesa region, and another 30 people were injured.
Updated at 7:00 a.m. According to the State Emergency Service, as of 6:00 a.m., 14 people were killed and another 30 people were injured, including three children.
Three people died at the recreation center, one of them was a child, and another person was injured. A three-story and a four-story building were partially destroyed by the impact. Rescue operations are ongoing.
Updated at 04.00. The Southern Operational Command reported that the missiles were launched from the direction of the Black Sea. According to unofficial data, three Tu-22m3 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces took off from the Volgograd region and started moving towards Crimea. Having covered a distance of about 1.2 thousand km, three X-type missiles were launched from them in the direction of Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky district.
Updated at 03.43. The spokesman of the Odesa regional military administration, Serhiy Bratchuk, reported that there were victims as a result of the missile strike. However, the exact number of victims is unknown, as rescuers are still sorting through the debris. It is previously known about 10 dead and seven injured, including children.
The rocket hit the resort village of Sergiyivka in Odesa region. It is reported that there are many victims as a result of the strike by the Russian army. In a radius of two kilometers, windows were blown out of nearby houses.
The moment of the rocket impact was recorded by video surveillance cameras of nearby buildings. In the apartments, the interior doors shook from the blast wave.
The explosions in the Odesa region rang out during an air alarm . The Armed Forces of Ukraine have warned that Russian troops have launched rockets again, so you should immediately go to shelters.
Photo: Kyrylo Timoshenko