18 killed in rocket attacks in Ukraine – NRK Urix – Foreign Documentary News

18 people were killed and at least 30 injured in a rocket attack on the port city of Belgorod-Dnistrovskyi, according to Ukraine’s emergency services. He further stated that a total of seven people were rescued alive, including three children.

Among the dead was a child.

It is said that the missile attack was carried out from an aircraft over the Black Sea, reports Sergey Pratzhok, spokesman for the military administration in the Odessa region.

Many people will be buried under the crowd after parts of the building collapsed.

two missiles

According to the Southern Command Center of the Ukrainian Army, two missiles were used in the attack. One of the missiles hit a nine-storey apartment building at 1 p.m. on Friday. The building was badly damaged and a fire broke out in a nearby warehouse building. The statement added that the second missile hit a resort.

At least three people were killed and one injured at the resort.

The Odessa region in southwestern Ukraine is of strategic importance. The area includes the historic port city of the same name.

strategically important

The missile attack occurred after Russian forces on Thursday They left their positions on SlangeøyaIt is located off the coast of the Odessa region.

The Russians took the small plot of land already on the first day of the war.

The island became known internationally when the crew of a Russian warship asked the Ukrainian forces on the island to surrender.

And the Ukrainians responded with the message: “Russian warship, go to hell.”

The withdrawal was a great symbolic loss and defeat for Russia. The island was of strategic importance to the Russians because it was close to the important city of Odessa.

Now the Russians can no longer deploy air defense systems, radars or anti-ship missiles to control the sea and air areas on the shores of the Black Sea, says Associate Professor Lars Peder Haga at the Air Warfare School.

For his part, the Russian Defense Minister said that pulling out It was a “goodwill gesture” and shows Russian support for Let the United Nations organize a humanitarian corridor for the export of grain and raw materials.

killer week

Russia has more than doubled the number of missile attacks on Ukraine in the past two weeks. According to a Ukrainian general, the Russian army often uses old Soviet missiles with little accuracy.

Monday hit this week Russian Rocket shells on a shopping center in Kremenzhokkilling at least 18 people and injuring 59 others.

For his part, the Russian President denied that the Russian forces were behind the attack. However, Human Rights Watch stated that it was the Russians who launched the missile.