Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odesa for the third time in a week, injuring 14

By SUSIE BLANN and ILLIA NOVIKOV
Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa with ballistic missiles in a nighttime attack, injuring 14 people and starting a massive blaze. Local officials and emergency services say the third attack on the city in a week hit a sorting depot belonging to Ukraine’s biggest private delivery company. The company said no staff were injured, but the strike started a major fire. Long-range strikes have been a feature of Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II, which mostly has focused on attrition. Kyiv officials have pleaded for more air defense systems from Ukraine’s Western partners, but they have been slow in coming.