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Russia strikes school in Ukraine's Odesa region with ballistic missiles

Russia strikes school in Ukraine's Odesa region with ballistic missiles Photo: Russia has destroyed a school, there may be people under the rubble (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Russia has attacked the Odesa region, hit a local school, causing destruction, says Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration.

Russians attacked Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi with ballistic missiles, destroying a local educational institution.

According to the head of the Odesa Regional State Administration, adults from the teaching staff may be under the rubble.

According to the information, there were no children in the building - they are on vacation. Efforts are underway to eliminate the consequences and search for victims.

Russian attack on Ukraine on June 23

In the evening of June 22, Russian troops attacked the outskirts of one of the villages of the Snovsk community in the Chernihiv region with Lancet kamikaze drones.

Russian attack killed 2 people. 10 more were injured, including three children.

After Russia's nighttime combined attack, Kyiv and the Kyiv region were at the center of large-scale destruction.

Numerous damages to buildings, business centers, and infrastructure, as well as fires, were reported in Kyiv. Russian strikes killed at least 7 people and injured 19 others, including a pregnant woman and children.

Russian rocket attacks were accompanied by large-scale explosions, particularly in the Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, and Podilskyi districts.

In some locations, the roofs of buildings and cars caught fire. The falling debris also injured people, with varying degrees of severity, and several people were hospitalized.

In the Kyiv region, Boryspil, Bila Tserkva, and Bucha districts were the most affected.

Read more about the aftermath in RBC-Ukraine's report.