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4 more people may be under rubble in Odesa - State Emergency Service

4 more people may be under rubble in Odesa - State Emergency Service Photo: 4 more people may be under the rubble in Odesa (t.me/odeskaODA)

Four more people may be trapped under the rubble of the Odesa high-rise, according to the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Odesa region.

"Today, three people who were on the list of possible individuals trapped under the rubble have contacted the State Emergency Service. This is a small but positive update for us; these individuals are alive," the State Emergency Service writes, adding that four more people may still be under the rubble.

Attack on Odesa on the night of March 2

After 1 a.m. explosions were heard in the Odesa region. The regional military administration and the city hall reported a drone strike on a multi-story building. Initially, there was information about one fatality and seven injured, but the number of casualties gradually increased.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for his part, emphasized the importance of strengthening Ukraine's air defense.

This morning, on March 3rd, it became known about the ninth and tenth victims of the Russian strike.

For all the details of the attack on Odesa, read this material.