Russian missile slams instructional institute in Ukraine’s Odesa, kills 4 | EUROtoday

Issued on: 29/04/2024 – 21:55

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Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper, writing on the Telegram messaging app, mentioned 4 of the injured have been in critical situation and receiving pressing remedy.

He mentioned the injured included two youngsters and a pregnant girl.

Pictures posted on-line confirmed an ornate constructing near the seafront ablaze and smoke billowing skyward. Video footage, which couldn’t be instantly verified, confirmed individuals receiving remedy on the road alongside swimming pools of blood.

Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk, in a posting on a navy Telegram channel, mentioned the strike was carried out by an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead. These missiles are more durable to intercept.

Public broadcaster Suspilne mentioned the roof of the constructing, described as a legislation academy, had been practically destroyed. It mentioned the academy’s president, a distinguished former member of parliament, Serhiy Kivalov, was among the many injured.

Odesa has been a frequent goal of Russian missile and drone assaults, explicit port infrastructure.

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Another Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second metropolis that can also be a frequent goal, wounded one individual, native authorities mentioned.

Regional governor Oleg Sinegubov mentioned on Telegram {that a} 42-year-old man had been wounded by shrapnel and the blast following a Russian “missile attack”.

‘Not too late’ for Ukraine to win the warfare, NATO chief says

Earlier Monday, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg mentioned it was “not too late” for Ukraine to win the warfare, as he made an unannounced go to to Kyiv.

“Ukraine has been outgunned for months, forced to ration its ammunition… But it’s not too late for Ukraine to prevail,” he mentioned at a press convention with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian forces have been on the defensive for months, whereas Russia’s troops have steadily inched ahead alongside the frontline.

On Monday Russia claimed to have captured a second village in as many days in japanese Ukraine.

Moscow has for weeks pressed its benefit on the entrance, an effort it has accelerated in current days earlier than essential US weapons attain Kyiv’s exhausted frontline forces.

Stoltenberg mentioned months-long delays in US navy assist to Ukraine had “serious consequences on the battlefield”.

But he insisted that “more support is on the way”.

“Our allies are looking into what more they can do and I expect new announcements soon. So we are working hard to meet Ukraine’s urgent needs,” he promised.

Speaking alongside Stoltenberg, Zelensky urged sooner weapons deliveries to bolster the entrance line.

“The Russian army is now trying to take advantage of the situation when we are expecting supplies from our partner,” the Ukrainian chief mentioned.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP and Reuters)

(Reuters)