Russia strikes Odesa and Mykolayiv again, killing three and injuring two dozen others. Ukraine to consider ships heading to Russian, Russian-occupied ports as military targets. Wagner chief speaks to his fighters in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overnight on Thursday, Russia launched another major missile strike at southern Ukraine, targeting Odesa and Mykolayiv. Russian forces used Kh-22, Onyx, Kalibr, and Iskander missiles and Shahed drones in the attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A three-story apartment building was damaged in Mykolayiv\u2019s central area, killing two and injuring 18 others, including five children. Nine people were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Odesa, the strike destroyed an administrative building in the central part of the city. A security guard was killed, and four other people were injured, including a child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian strikes on Mykolayiv and Odesa regions caused damage to port facilities, quays, apartment buildings, and shops, the Ukrainian Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia launched 19 Shahed drones and 19 missiles at southern Ukraine overnight. Russia used the Kalibr, Kh-22, Iskander and Onyx types of missiles. Ukraine\u2019s air defenses intercepted 18 of the 38 targets, including 13 Shahed drones, two Kalibr missiles, and three Iskander cruise missiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Mykolayiv mayor Oleksandr Senkevych, at around 3 a.m., Russian missiles hit an apartment building and a garage area. He said 65 apartment buildings were damaged, with most of the damage to windows, doors, balconies, and roofs. Two buildings were fully destroyed. Three educational facilities, a medical facility, and an administrative building were affected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFirefighters rescues around 30 people trapped in a burning building. Nine people were taken to hospital. Many received medical assistance on site. Two were pulled alive from the rubble,\u201d Senkevych said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bodies of two people \u2013 a woman and a man, were found in the rubble, he later added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n