Russian Strikes Kill Three in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa

Russian strikes on two Ukrainian cities on Friday killed three people and injured more than 50, according to regional officials. The attacks hit a residential building in Zaporizhzhia and a private residence in Odesa. In Zaporizhzhia, a five-storey apartment building was seriously damaged, and a rescue worker died when a concrete slab collapsed during rubble clearance. Six children were among the injured, said Governor Mykhailo Semikin. In Odesa, two people died and five were injured, including two seriously, per military official Serhiy Lysak. Reuters could not independently confirm the accounts. Both Ukraine and Russia deny targeting civilians in the conflict, which has lasted four and a half years.