deadly strikes in Odessa leave 21 dead

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L. Desbonnets, S. Perez, B. Boussouar – France 2

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Deadly strikes hit the city of Odessa, on the night of Thursday June 30 to Friday 1er July. More than twenty people lost their lives. Of the residential buildings and a hotel complex were targeted by two missiles.

Dozens of apartments destroyed on nine floors. A residential building was targeted, and its facade pulverized in the region ofOdessa (Ukraine)on the night of Thursday 30 June to Friday 1er July. More than a hundred inhabitants were surprised during their sleep. The first missile fell at 1 a.m. Throughout the day, the emergency services searched for possible survivors, but it was mainly lifeless bodies that were pulled out of the rubble.

The neighborhood is in shock, in this small town in southern Ukraine, located 80 km from Odessa. In this same strategic sector, another missile this time destroyed a holiday camp. kyiv (Ukraine) accuses Moscow (Russia) of having fired these missiles from planes over the Black Sea. Russia once again denies targeting civilian infrastructure, and claims to only target military installations. The Odessa region is crucial for the control of the Black Sea.

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