At least three dead and 13 wounded in a Russian bombardment against a warehouse in the port of Odessa

At least three people died and 13 others were injured after several Russian missiles hit a company warehouse in the Ukrainian port of Ukraine on Wednesday night. OdessaOn the banks of Black Seaas reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in a statement.

The fall of one of the missiles caused damage to a commercial area of 1,000 square meters and set fire to an area of ​​400 square meters, according to the source, who explained that Russia launched a total of four Kalibr cruise missiles. Two of them were destroyed before reaching their objectives.

“As a result of air combat and shock waves, a business center, an educational institution, a residential complex, food establishments and shops in the city center were damaged,” the Southern command said in the Telegram messaging application. .

The three people killed were working in a retail chain warehouse when a missile struck, setting it on fire, the military added. Another 13 people were injured there. “The search through the rubble continues,” the army said. “There may be people below.”

Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesman for Odessa’s military administration, released video and photos showing multi-story buildings with parts of the walls missing and windows blown out, as well as firefighters battling flames in what appeared to be a warehouse. .