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Russian Missile Kills Two In Odesa Apartment Building Overnight

Russian Missile Kills Two In Odesa Apartment Building Overnight

Zelenskyy said the same strike injured five more people, three of them children, in the Black Sea port city.

  • Two Odesa residents died when a Russian missile struck their apartment building overnight.
  • Five more were injured, including three children caught in the same blast.
  • Zelenskyy posted the casualty toll on his official Telegram channel on July 17.

Why it matters: Hitting an apartment block at night kills civilians, not soldiers, and that is the strategy, not the error.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy official Telegram channel ↗ · Jul 17, 20267/17/26