The incident took place on Friday. (File)
Three missiles hit a residential area near the Ukrainian southern port city of Odesa on Friday, the local governor Maksym Marchenko said in a video posted online, adding there were casualties.
"The enemy has just carried out a strike with three missiles on a settlement," he said, without sharing an estimate of the casualty count.
Russia denies targeting civilians.
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