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Six Russian missiles hit Odessa. The civilian enterprise and the runway are damaged

8 May, 2022 Sunday
10:37

In the afternoon on Saturday, May 7, 2022, the Russian invaders launched several missile strikes on Odessa. There is destruction of infrastructure. There is currently no information about the injured and casualties.

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Spokesman for the head of the Regional Military Administration, chairman of the Public Council at the Odessa Regional State Administration Serhiy Bratchuk reported this on Telegram.

According to him, there were 6 hits. 

“Four missiles hit the infrastructure. Information on the victims is being clarified. Two missiles hit the previously destroyed runway,” Bratchuk said.

The head of the press center of the Southern Defense and Security Forces, Natalia Humeniuk gave additional details in a comment to Suspilne.

"As a result of the strike of 4 missiles, a civilian enterprise was damaged in a residential area. A fire broke out after the strike. The enterprise manufactures furniture, so it is explosive. Rescuers, explosives specialists and an investigative task force are working on the scene. Information about the injured is being clarified.

Two missiles hit a previously damaged runway. The flight control drive was also damaged,” the Suspilne states.

“Today the Russian invaders fired a missile at the Odesa International Airport and one of the districts of the region. The airport runway and infrastructure were damaged. Fortunately, no one was injured,” said in the evening the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Maxim Marchenko in a daily video message.

At the enterprise where there were hits, the fire spread of almost 1 sq.km. broke out. 

“Today, at 2:29 p.m., the Rescue Service received a report that a fire broke out because of the strike of cruise missiles.

Rescuers worked at a higher rank of call, as there was a threat of fire.

At 3:27 p.m., the fire was extinguished in an area of 900 m2. There are no casualties,” The Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported on the official Facebook page of the department.

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