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Explosions were reported by residents of Odesa Oblast, Ukrainian media outlet Dzerkalo Tyzhnia wrote on July 21 citing local media and Telegram channels.
Around 11 a.m. local time, an air raid siren went off, with monitoring channels reporting Onyx cruise missiles heading in the direction of Odesa Oblast.
Governor Oleh Kiper announced the end of an air raid siren around 11:30 a.m.
Previously, local officials reported missile strikes against Odesa Oblast in the early hours of July 21.
Russian Kalibr missiles hit an agricultural facility, destroying food stockpiles and injuring two people. It was the fourth consecutive strike in this area over several past days.
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Russia deliberately targets grain infrastructure in Odesa Oblast
Key developments on July 19: * Russia’s overnight attack targets Ukraine’s grain infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, injures at least 10 * US to provide 4 NASAMS systems to Ukraine under new $1.3 billion military aid package * Russia threatens that all ships sailing to Ukrainian ports will be consid…


Martin Fornusek
News Editor
Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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