Ukraine Says Russian Strikes Kill 19 Near Odesa

Rescue workers work at the scene of a missile strike at a location given as Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa region, Ukraine, in this handout image released on July 1, 2022. State Emergency Services of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters

SERHIIVKA, Ukraine—Russia rained missiles near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa on Friday, hitting an apartment building and a resort that killed at least 19 people, Ukrainian officials said.

One section of a nine-storey apartment block was completely destroyed by a missile that struck at 1:00 a.m. The walls and windows of a neighboring, 14-storey apartment block had also been damaged by the blast wave. Residents were helping rescue workers comb the rubble.