As reported in the Operational Command “South”, at 16:20 Russia fired 3 missiles from aircraft from the Black Sea, aimed at Odessa. One was shot down by air defense, the other two hit a residential area, destroying recreation areas. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

This was reported by the press service of OK “South”.

It is noted that the fire that broke out at the site of impact, with an area of 15 square meters. m liquidated by 4 special vehicles and 15 rescuers. Now the rubble is being cleared on an area of 300 square meters, the investigative-operational group of the National Police is working to fix the crime against Ukraine.

The representative of the chairman of the Odessa Regional Military Administration, Sergei Bratchuk, noted that the forecasts regarding the high probability of Russian missile strikes on the city and region are confirmed, therefore, he asks not to ignore air alerts.

“The enemy is trying to psychologically put pressure on us with his missiles, bombarding us with information fakes. Thanks to our air defense forces for working effectively and destroying enemy missiles,” the head of the region commented on enemy strikes.

Bratchuk also reminded the residents of Odessa and the region that at 22:00 on May 8, an extended curfew begins. The introduction of a curfew imposes a number of restrictions on the operation of transport, enterprises and organizations, markets and dog walking rules.

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