The regional governor in the southern Ukraine port city of Odesa reports a Russian missile attack Friday killed 14 people and injured 46 others.
The attack on Odesa comes after both Ukraine and Russia said Friday they shot down enemy drones overnight, and European leaders gathered in Berlin to discuss more aid for Ukraine.
In a post complete with pictures on his Telegram social media account, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said the dead included residents, a medic and a rescue worker. He said seven emergency workers were among the injured.
Kiper said the two emergency workers who were killed had come to the scene to attend to victims of an initial attack and died when a second missile hit the same location. He noted the total number of victims is still being determined and a day of mourning will be held Saturday.
“Russia is a terrorist country,” he said.
In a social media post, Ukraine’s air force said it downed 27 Iranian-style drones.
The Russian defense ministry said in a statement Friday five Ukrainian drones and two rockets were intercepted over Russia’s Belgorod border region and the Kaluga region, southwest of the Russian capital, Moscow.
