Seven killed, 27 wounded: police count losses from yesterday's shelling

A missile hit in Odesa resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and injuries to 27 others.

This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Odesa Oblast.

In total, according to the police, 10 people were killed and 54 others were injured in the missile attack, including five children aged 7 to 11. However, according to the head of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleh Kiper, the total number of injured was 55 as of 21:30 on November 18.

Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov declared November 19 a day of mourning for those killed in the Russian missile attack on the city on November 18. The head of the Odesa regional administration did the same for the entire region.

According to the command of the Ukrainian Air Force, the enemy attacked Odesa with an Iskander-M ballistic missile, which was shot down by air defense. The downed enemy missile landed in the residential sector of the city's Prymorsky district. In addition, at 11.45 a.m., an enemy Orlan-10 UAV, which was probably a reconnaissance aircraft, was shot down by air defense systems on the approach to Odesa.

For the third day in a row, Odesa residents have been suffering from power supply problems caused by Russian shelling on November 17 - in some places, there has been no electricity for 26 hours. According to the mayor's office, it will be replaced by the usual increased number of taxis and additional large buses that Odesa received from international partners.

Due to the electricity situation, on November 17, the Commission on Technogenic and Environmental Safety and Emergency Situations of the Odesa Regional State Administration declared October 18 and 19 as days off for schools and kindergartens in Odesa.

Кирило Бойко