Live updates: Russian missiles fired at Odesa region
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What's happening in Ukraine today: The secretary of Ukraine's national security council has denied the country was responsible for a reported attack on a Russian fuel depot.
The latest:
A Ukrainian official said there were casualties after at least three Russian ballistic missiles were fired late Friday at the Odesa region on the Black Sea, but he did not give specifics.
Regional leader Maksim Marchenko said the missiles were fired from the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia has held since seizing it from Ukraine in 2014.
The Ukrainian military said the Iskander missiles were intended for critical infrastructure but did not hit their targets because of the response of Ukraine's air-defense forces. It was unclear where they hit.
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