War: Minister provides an update on the Odesa strike: “We don’t expect to discover anyone alive”

Ukraine’s emergency services have reported that 20 people have died as a result of Russia’s midnight strikes in the Odesa area.

In a residential building, at least 16 people were slain, while four more, including a toddler, were killed in a separate attack at a recreation center.

Authorities reported that a third strike fell in a field. 38 people were hurt in the attacks, and a rescue effort is still underway.

According to earlier information from the Ukrainian authorities, two children may have died.

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First Assistant Interior Minister Yevhenii Yenin said earlier on Friday, speaking from the scene of the attacks, “We don’t expect to find anyone alive, but there is a chance.”