ODESA, Ukraine, March 15, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine said Friday thatRussian forces had pounded the Black Sea port city of Odesa with missiles,killing more than a dozen people including a paramedic and a rescue worker. Local authorities said Russian aerial bombardments struck residentialbuildings, cars and a gas pipeline leaving at least 16 people dead and woundinganother 55 people, including rescuers. Yermak was apparently referring to a series of fatal Ukrainian strikes onRussian territory and several attempts by pro-Kyiv militias to gain a holdinside Russian border regions this week. There was no immediate comment on the strikes from Russia, whose forceshave routinely targeted the transport hub with drones and missiles. City officials said Moscow had targeted Odesa with the Iskander missileslaunched from the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.
