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8 Killed, 27 Injured as Russian Strike Hits Port Infrastructure and Civilian Bus in Odesa Region

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8 Killed, 27 Injured as Russian Strike Hits Port Infrastructure and Civilian Bus in Odesa Region
The damaged passenger bus that was caught in the epicenter of the explosion in southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, resulting in people being killed and wounded. (Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine)

A Russian missile strike on a port infrastructure facility in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed 8 people and injured 27 others. Some of the victims were inside a bus that was caught in the blast’s epicenter, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported on December 20.

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The attack also caused fires in the parking area, destroying several trucks and damaging passenger cars.

A truck burns furiously at the impact site, where multiple vehicles were destroyed by the blast. (Source: State Emergency Service)
A truck burns furiously at the impact site, where multiple vehicles were destroyed by the blast. (Source: State Emergency Service)
A firefighter works to extinguish flames engulfing a heavy truck destroyed in the strike on Odesa. (Source: State Emergency Service)
A firefighter works to extinguish flames engulfing a heavy truck destroyed in the strike on Odesa. (Source: State Emergency Service)
The covered body of a victim lies at the scene of the attack, which claimed the lives of 8 people. (Source: State Emergency Service)
The covered body of a victim lies at the scene of the attack, which claimed the lives of 8 people. (Source: State Emergency Service)
Firefighters extinguish a burning truck at an Odesa port facility following a Russian missile strike on December 20. (Source: State Emergency Service)
Firefighters extinguish a burning truck at an Odesa port facility following a Russian missile strike on December 20. (Source: State Emergency Service)

Rescue teams have successfully extinguished all fires at the scene, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine wrote.

Previously, it was reported that Russian forces launched coordinated drone and artillery attacks across Ukraine on December 16, injuring civilians in multiple regions even as peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia continue.

Two children were injured in a Russian attack on the Belynykivka community in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. The morning strike, which targeted the village of Chervone with a drone, caused acute stress reactions in two girls, aged 12 and 17, Oleg Synegubov, Head of Kharkiv Regional State Administration wrote in Telegram.

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