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According to the government, a Russian missile strike near Odesa killed 18 Ukrainians, including two children.

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At the beginning of Friday, a Russian missile attack near the port city of Odesa killed at least 18Ukrainians (including two children)and killed another 30. The Ukrainian government said it was injured. 

Attacks were concentrated in the residential area of ​​Serhiivka, a small town about 30 miles southwest of Odesa. According to local news reports, the missile rained on the apartment building (16 of 18 died in) and the resort. 

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, first responders try to extinguish flames at a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, early Friday, July 1, 2022, following Russian missile attacks. Ukrainian authorities said Russian missile attacks on residential buildings in the port city of Odesa have killed more than a dozen people.

This photo is due to a Ukrainian emergency The service provided, the first responders, will attempt to extinguish the flames in a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, at the beginning of Friday, July 1, 2022, following a Russian missile attack. Ukrainian officials said more than 12 people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the homes of the port city of Odesa. (Ukrainian emergency service via AP)

On Thursday, Russian troops withdrew from nearby Snake Island and launched a strategic attack near the start of the invasion. rice field. Odesa. 

Russia called the pullout a "goodwill" gesture, but Ukraine said it was a withdrawal from Ukrainian artillery. 

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a training base of the National Guard, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Odesa region, Ukraine June 18, 2022.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy trains the National Guard as follows: Visit the base. Russia's attack on Ukraine continues on June 18, 2022 in the Odesa region of Ukraine.  

In the early days of the war, Russia was unable to occupy the Ukrainian capital, Kiiff, and then refocused ground forces on occupying the conflicting East Donbus region. I did. 

Also, Reuters reported that missile attacks have doubled nationwide. 

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, first responders work a damaged residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, early Friday, July 1, 2022, following Russian missile attacks. Ukrainian authorities said Russian missile attacks on residential buildings in the port city of Odesa have killed more than a dozen people.

This photo is due to a Ukrainian emergency. The service provided, the first responder, will work on a damaged residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, at the beginning of Friday, July 1, 2022, following a Russian missile attack. Ukrainian officials said more than 12 people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the homes of the port city of Odesa. (Ukrainian emergency service via AP)

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On Monday, a missile attack at a shopping mall in Clementuk, central Ukraine killed at least 19 people and injured 62 more, officials said. Said on Friday.

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Russia has targeted civilians and raped children Has been repeatedly accused of war crimes, including. The country denies it.

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