Russians strike Odesa Oblast with ballistic missiles, fire breaks out
Russian forces have struck Odesa Oblast with ballistic missiles again, causing a fire.
Source: Oleh Kiper, Head of Odesa Oblast Military Administration; Defence Forces of the South
Quote from Kiper: "They (the Russians – UP.) fired what is likely Iskander-M missiles from temporarily occupied Crimea trying to destroy the infrastructure of [Odesa] Oblast.
A fire broke out at the site of the strike in the Odesa district, and was quickly extinguished. No people were injured."
Background:
On 21 March, Russian troops attacked 15 oblasts of Ukraine, striking 125 settlements and 150 infrastructure facilities.
On the night of 21-22 March 2024, Russian troops launched a combined missile and drone strike against Ukraine's critical infrastructure. They used a total of 151 aerial weapons. Ukrainian air defence units managed to destroy 92 Russian aerial targets.
The Russians launched an attack on Kyiv on the night of 20-21 March with two Iskander-M/Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ballistic missiles and 29 cruise missiles, all of which were successfully downed by Ukrainian air defence units.
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