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Update: Death toll of Russia's April 29 strike on Odesa rises to 7

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Update: Death toll of Russia's April 29 strike on Odesa rises to 7
A building set alight by the Russian missile strike on Odesa on April 29, 2024. (State Emergency Service of Ukraine)

The death toll of a Russian missile attack against Odesa on April 29 has risen to seven as an injured man died in the hospital, the Odesa city council reported on May 8.

Russia launched a cluster munition-armed Iskander missile against Odesa late on April 29, injuring around 30 people.

As of the evening of May 7, 15 people who were injured in Russian attacks against Odesa on April 29, 30, and May 1 remained hospitalized, according to Governor Oleh Kiper.

Five people, including a 4-year-old girl, are in serious condition. The other 10 people suffered injuries of moderate severity.

Odesa Oblast and other southern regions of Ukraine are regular targets of Russian missile and drone attacks.

On May 1, Russia launched ballistic missiles at Odesa, hitting a postal depot of Ukraine's largest privately-owned postal service, Nova Poshta.

The attack injured 14 people and destroyed 15.5 metric tons of shipments worth almost Hr 3 million ($76,000).

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Kateryna Hodunova is a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a sports journalist in several Ukrainian outlets and was the deputy chief editor at Suspilne Sport. Kateryna covered the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and was included in the Special Mentions list at the AIPS Sport Media Awards. She holds a bachelor's degree in political journalism from Taras Shevchenko University and a master's degree in political science from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

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