10 Wounded, Including 2 Rescuers, in Russian Attacks on Central Odesa

Ten people, including two emergency responders, were injured in several Russian attacks on an 11-story administrative building in central Odesa on Thursday, Sept. 18.The strike occurred while people were sheltering inside the building, a factor that likely prevented additional deaths, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said in its latest update issued at 7:41 p.m. local time.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.More than 70 firefighters were deployed to the scene, dealing with the consequences of the attack.According to the SES, none of the injured rescuers were in life-threatening condition. However, no further details were released about the extent of the damage or the condition of the wounded at the time of the report.“Double-tap” strike on respondersSerhii Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, first reported the attack at 4:18 p.m. local time, saying that Russian forces had struck a crowded location in Central Odesa.At the time of the report, authorities were establishing further details.At 4:58 p.m., three people were known to have been injured. The wounded had been hospitalized and were receiving medical treatment, while one person remained in serious condition.By 5:43, the number of casualties had risen to seven. The SES later updated the toll to 10 people.The strikes came as Russia increasingly targets civilians and civilian infrastructure, in violation of international humanitarian law.As of Friday, Russia has begun using modified RM48U training missiles on a large scale against Ukraine. Other Topics of Interest Russian Strikes Damage Zaporizhstal Steel Plant and Kyivstar Facility Russian forces struck the Zaporizhstal steel plant for the fourth time in over a month and damaged a Kyivstar telecom facility in the Kyiv region in attacks on Sept. 17. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.