04/23/2022 20:05 (act 04/23/2022 21:02)
Several people were killed in a rocket attack in Odessa. ©AP Photo/Max Pshybyshevsky
In the Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk there were several heavy bombings from Russia on Saturday. A missile attack on the Black Sea city of Odessa killed six and wounded 18.
This was reported by state news agency Ukrinform, citing the Ukrainian presidential office. So far, six dead are known, he said, “including a child”. 18 people were injured. “Two people were rescued from the rubble.”
“A total of 86 people have been evacuated. 96 rescuers from the State Emergency Medical Service of Ukraine and 18 units of equipment are on site. Rescue work is ongoing,” he added.
Russia confirms missile strikes on Odessa
Russia confirmed rocket attacks on targets in Odessa on Saturday night. A logistics terminal at a military airfield was hit on Saturday, where a “large delivery” of weapons from the United States and European countries was stored, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said, according to Interfax news agency in Moscow.
The Russian military also killed depots with rockets and artillery weapons, ammunition and fuel, as well as up to 200 fighters in attacks in Ukraine, Konashenkov said. The information cannot initially be independently verified.
Russian troops bomb cities in Luhansk region
In Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, two people were killed and two others were injured in the Zolote settlement, Governor Serhiy Hajday said via the Telegram news service. The embattled cities of Popazna, Rubishne and Sieverodonetsk were bombed by artillery and air.
The pipes are constantly damaged, which makes the supply of the rest of the population, especially water, questionable. According to the information, more than 110 people were evacuated from the mentioned cities.
Attacks claim dozens of civilians killed and injured
According to the regional administration, three people died and seven were injured in the neighboring Donetsk region on Friday. In the Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Synyehubov reported two dead and 19 wounded as a result of 56 attacks in the last 24 hours. According to authorities, eight people were injured by shelling in Ukraine’s southern Mykolaiv region.
Due to the Orthodox Easter Vigil curfew in six areas
Due to the tense situation, the curfew was reinforced in six areas for the Orthodox Easter Vigil on Sunday. Between 7pm and 5am local time (6pm to 4am CEST), departure is prohibited in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, Kherson and Kharkiv regions. In other areas, the ban applies from 11pm to 5am local time. Two central services will be televised.