KYIV, 24 April 2022, (TON): Ukrainian officials accused Russia of thwarting a fresh attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol and killing eight people in a strike on the Black Sea port of Odessa, all but burying hopes of a truce for Orthodox Easter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said an infant was among those killed in the strike that also wounded 18 people.
With the war poised to enter its third month on Sunday, Ukrainian authorities said “fierce battles were raging in the east and the UN said nearly 5.2 million people had fled the country.”
The country’s emergency services said a missile struck a 15-story residential building, in Odessa sparking a fire that took 90 minutes to extinguish.
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