Russian attack kills two and injures at least 9 people in Odesa
Russia sent waves of drones and missiles in an attack on the Ukrainian city of Odesa early Tuesday that killed at least two people, Ukraine officials said. A maternity hospital and residential buildings in the center of the southern port city of Odesa were damaged in the attack, regional Gov. Oleh Kiper said.
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