(BREAKING) Russian Missile Strikes: Six Dead, Seven Injured As Ukraine Announces First Casualties

• At least six people have been killed and seven others wounded by the Russian missile strikes in the southern Odesa region, according to Ukraine’s General Office of the National Police

• The casualties occurred in the city of Podolsk as Russian forces continue military operations in Ukraine.

EKO HOT BLOG report that It’s the first announcement of any casualties as the situation in the region unfolds.

Conditions on the seven people injured in the bombing are not yet clear. There are 19 people unaccounted for in the bombing, authorities said.

According to NBC News reporters in the central capital of Kyiv and the northeast city of Kharkiv had reported hearing loud explosions or thuds just minutes before Putin’s announcement.

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The attacks ended hopes for a diplomatic solution that the United States and its allies had been attempting for weeks.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted that “Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.” Before Putin’s announcement, Zelensky said he tried to call the Russian leader but was rebuffed.

President Joe Biden said that he would meet with world leaders to impose “severe sanctions” in the wake of the Russian attack.

EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported that Ukraine’s President Zelensky has confirmed reports of missile strikes in the country.

Reuters quoted him ‘saying that Russia has carried out missile strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure on border guards’.

Zelensky has called on his national security and defence council to declare martial law.
The council is expected to hold an urgent meeting to decide the issue.

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has condemned Russia’s “reckless attack” on Ukraine.

In a post on Twitter, he says it “puts at risk countless civilian lives”. “This is a grave breach of international law & a serious threat to Euro-Atlantic security,” he adds.
He says Nato allies will meet to address Russia’s “renewed aggression”.

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