Russian missiles strike Ukraine’s Odesa region

(Reuters) -Russia stated on Sunday that its Kalibr missiles had destroyed an ammunition depot containing missiles for U.S.-made HIMARS rocket in Ukraine’s southeastern Odesa area, whereas Kyiv stated a granary had been hit.

Russia’s defence ministry stated sea-based Kalibr missiles had destroyed a depot that additionally housed Western-made anti-aircraft methods.

A spokesman for Odesa’s regional administration stated two missiles had been shot down over the ocean, however that three had struck agricultural targets.

There have been no casualties, the spokesman, Serhiy Bratchuk, stated on Telegram. An explosives professional and investigators had been working on the granary, he stated.

Reuters was not in a position to instantly confirm the battlefield experiences.

Russia’s defence ministry additionally stated its forces had destroyed two M777 Howitzers in fight positions within the Kherson area, and a gas depot within the Zaporizhzhia area that it stated was storing greater than 100 tonnes of diesel gas.

(Reporting by ReutersEditing by David Clarke and Frances Kerry)