Missile strike on apartment block in Odessa kills at least ten Ukrainians

At least ten people have been killed after a Russian missile hit an apartment building in Odessa, Ukrainian officials have said.

The missile strike reportedly took place in the early hours of Friday morning in the southern region of the country.

'The number of dead in the apartment building missile strike has risen to 10,' said Odessa military administration spokesman Sergei Bratchuk, who added the missile had been fired by aircraft from the Black Sea.

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 An Odesa official says seven people were wounded in Friday morning’s missile strike on a nine-story building, which killed 10 people.

A rescue operation is under way, said Serhiy Bratchuk, spokesman for the Odesa regional administration.

He said some people remained buried under the rubble after a section of the building collapsed.