Number of victims from airstrike on seaside park rises to five – with child seriously hurt
As we reported yesterday, a Russian missile attack targeted an educational institution in a popular seafront park in the Black Sea port of Odesa.
The number of victims from that airstrike has risen, with five people now reported to have died.
Local officials had initially said four were killed.
Regional governor Oleh Kiper said in addition to those killed in the attack, one man died after suffering a stroke attributed to the strike.
Another 32 are said to be injured, eight of whom seriously – including a four-year-old child.
A pregnant woman and another child are also among the injured.
“Monsters, beasts, savages, scum, I don’t know what else to say,” Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said.
“People are going for a walk by the sea and they are shooting and killing.”
Video footage, which could not be immediately verified, showed people receiving treatment on the street alongside pools of blood.
One photo showed officials examining part of a missile.
Ukrainian navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said the strike was conducted by an Iskander-M ballistic missile with a cluster warhead.
Odesa has been a frequent target of Russian missile and drone attacks, particular port infrastructure.
