July 1, 2022 at 05:59 Ukraine: 14 killed and 30 injured in rocket attack on apartment block The number of casualties after a rocket attack on an apartment block in Odesa on Friday night has increased from 10 to 14 dead. In addition, 30 people are injured according to local emergency services’ update on Telegram. Seven people have been rescued from the ruins, including three children. According to Sergei Bratsjuk, spokesman for the military administration in the Odesa region, the rocket attack was carried out from a plane over the Black Sea. Two rockets were used in the attack, according to the Ukrainian army’s southern command center. One rocket hit a nine-story apartment building. The second rocket hit a leisure center, according to the statement. – In the apartment block, nine floors in part of the building were completely destroyed. Rescue workers have already provided medical assistance to seven wounded, including three children, the army said in a statement. The Odesa region in southwestern Ukraine is strategically important. The region houses the historic port city of the same name.
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