Ukraine's Odesa region comes under Russian missile attack

At least three civilians were injured on Wednesday in Russia’s shelling of Ukraine's southern Odesa region, news outlets reported.

Police officers and rescuers inspect the site of a Russian missile strike in the Odesa area of southern Ukraine, July 26, 2022.

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Russian troops launched several rocket attacks on the Odesa region in the early hours of Wednesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

The attacks caused a fire at a recreation centre and several private buildings nearby, according to Ukraine's Ukrinform news agency.

Overnight, #Russian invaders attacked #Odesa.

The number of casualties is specified. Rescuers are working at the site. pic.twitter.com/9Vz2Srxd0W

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 17, 2022

"Two enemy rockets ... caused destruction and a fire at a recreation center in the Odesa region and in several private buildings nearby," Serhii Bratchuk, head of the regional military administration, said in a social media post, as cited by the ukrinform.net website.

"Three citizens were injured," Bratchuk added on his Telegram channel.

Wednesday is day 175 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Source: PAP, ukrinform.net