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Russia missile strike on Odesa injures 4, damages Antiguan-flagged vessel

by Kateryna Hodunova September 20, 2024 4:02 PM 1 min read
Russian forces attacked Odesa on Sept. 20, injuring four people, Governor Oleg Kiper reported.
Illustrative purposes only: Port of Odesa on June 23, 2024 in Odesa, Ukraine. (Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images)
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Editor's note: This is a developing story.

Russian forces attacked Odesa on Sept. 20, injuring four people, Governor Oleh Kiper reported.

According to the preliminary data, Russia launched Iskander-M ballistic missiles, damaging port and civilian infrastructure, as well as a civilian ship under the Antiguan flag.

An air raid alert sounded in Odesa Oblast at around 2 p.m. local time, and the first explosions were heard in the city a few minutes later.

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

Russian troops attacked Odesa Oblast with a ballistic missile on July 4, killing one civilian, injuring seven others, and hitting port infrastructure.

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