Russian missile strike in Odesa kills 10 and injures 43
A Russian missile strike on Odesa, Ukraine, killed at least 10 people and injured 43, including four children. The attack damaged residential and administrative buildings, according to Ukraine's state emergency services and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy described the missile strike as deliberate, occurring after discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He emphasized that these attacks are not random but part of Russia's ongoing military actions. In a separate development, Russia's defense ministry reported capturing the village of Novooleksiyivka in eastern Donetsk, advancing towards the logistics hub of Pokrovsk. This follows Russia's largest missile attack on Ukraine in nearly three months.