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A Russian missile strike kills at least 14 people in southern Ukraine

Mar 15, 2024, 5:22 AM

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on Odesa in southern Ukraine on Friday killed at least 14 people and injured 46 others, local officials said.

A first missile struck houses and when emergency crews arrived at the scene a second missile landed, authorities said

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