KYIV
\nA Russian strike on the Black Sea port city of Odesa hit a residential building and killed two people, the deputy mayor of the Ukrainian city said Friday.
\nThe official, Oleksandr Filatov, confirmed the fatalities and the missile strike at the scene. Other officials said eight people, including two children, were wounded.
\nResidential buildings, a religious institution, a pre-school facility, vehicles and other civilian infrastructure were damaged in the latest strikes, they said.
\nMore than four years after Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, strikes from both sides have been intensifying for several months, causing a growing number of civilian casualties.
\nAccording to the UN, June was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KYIV A Russian strike on the Black Sea port city of Odesa hit a residential building and killed two people, the deputy mayor of the Ukrainian city said Friday. The official, Oleksandr Filatov, confirmed the fatalities and the missile strike at the scene. Other officials said eight people, including two children, were wounded. Residential buildings, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-556879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n