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Ukraine says residential building in port city of Odesa hit by Russian forces for 1st time
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleOfficials in Odesa accuse Russia of carrying out a strike on residential buildings, the first such assault on the Ukrainian Black Sea port city.
There are no reports of casualties although the strike was said to have caused a fire.
The reports of the strike have not been independently verified.
“These are residential buildings where peaceful people live,” Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov tells the Reuters news agency.
Odesa, known as the pearl of the Black Sea, has been bracing for a Russian attack since the start of the invasion as it is both a symbolic and strategic target.
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