Seven people were killed and ten others injured, according to the new toll Thursday from Russian strikes the day before in the coastal region of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, authorities said.
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“Unfortunately, the death toll from yesterday’s Russian missile attack rose to seven dead,” Oleg Kiper, the governor of the Odessa region, said on Telegram on Thursday, explaining that a “port worker of 46 years old died in hospital” from his injuries.
The attack hit a civilian container ship flying the flag of Panama, Governor Oleg Kiper explained on Telegram on Wednesday.
“This is the third attack on a civilian vessel in the last four days,” he added.
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s coastal Odessa region throughout the war, hitting ships and grain silos in what kyiv sees as an illegal attempt to destroy its export capacity.
Ukraine was one of the world’s largest grain exporters before Russia’s February 2022 invasion, but repeated attacks on its ports and storage facilities have sharply reduced its capacity.
The attack came two days after a Russian missile hit a Palau-flagged ship in the port of Odessa, killing one person on board, according to local authorities.