{"id":292835,"date":"2024-05-01T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/797"},"modified":"2024-05-01T11:28:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T08:28:33","slug":"797","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/797","title":{"rendered":"Day 797: Russian missile, air strikes hit Odesa, Kharkiv"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Russian missile strike on Odesa kills five, injures more than 30 others. Russian air strikes on civilian areas of Kharkiv kill one, injure nine others. Ukraine will join NATO only after it wins the war against Russia, Zelenskyi said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian missile strike on Odesa kills five, injures more than 30 others<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Russian missile attack on Odesa on Monday evening killed five people. The strike hit the building which news reports said was the home of Serhiy Kivalov, notorious ex-head of the Central Election Commission and former MP of the Party of Regions, who was reportedly injured in the attack. His mansion allegedly houses a legal academy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine\u2019s Air Force issued a warning of a ballistic missile threat ahead of the strike. An air raid alert was declared at 6:24 p.m. local time. Four minutes later, at 6:28 p.m., there was a powerful explosion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of Monday evening, 32 people were injured, of whom 25 were treated in hospital. Among the injured were two children and a pregnant woman. A four-year-old girl was in a grave condition. Six people were in intensive care, head of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleh Kiper said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n