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More explosions reported in Odesa as air sirens blast in southern regions

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Multiple explosions were reported in Odesa while air raid sirens alarms sounded in Odesa, Kherson, and Mykolaiv on Jan. 17, local media reported.

Overnight on Jan. 17 a Russian drone strike injured three people in Odesa. A 62-year-old man sustained a shrapnel wound while two women, aged 69 and 29, were also hurt.

Ukraine's air force said it downed 19 our of 20 UAVs launched by Russia overnight on Jan. 17.

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Lance Luo

Lance Luo (Li P. Luo) is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. Previously, he worked at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Hromadske Television in Kyiv. He also spent three years in finance and strategy consulting. Mr. Luo graduated from the University of Southern California and serves as an arbitrator at FINRA.

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