Russian missile strike kills at least 14 people, injures dozens in Ukraine's Odesa PHOTO

A Russian missile strike on Odesa killed 14 people on March 15, Odesa Oblast Governor Oleh Kiper said.

The victims include a paramedic and a first responder who arrived at the scene following the first explosion, Kyiv Independent reports quoting Kiper.

Fourty-six people were injured in the attack, including seven first responders, Kiper said.

Rescuers immediately arrived at the scene of the impact and began extinguishing the fire, sorting out the debris, and searching for the injured, according to the State Emergency Service. During the operation, Russian forces struck the site again.

Kiper announced there will be a day of mourning in Odesa Oblast on March 16.

The strike damaged civilian infrastructure, including 10 houses and a gas pipeline, the emergency service reported.

Several explosions were reported in the southern Ukrainian port city between 11 and 11:20 a.m. local time, almost immediately after an air raid alert went off in the region.

Emergency services continue working at the scene of the attack.

Russian troops regularly attack the city of Odesa and Odesa Oblast with drones and missiles.

A total of 12 people, including five children, were killed in the March 2 drone attack on an apartment building.

On March 5, Russia attacked Odesa during the visit of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The missile hit 300-400 meters away from the leaders, Zelenskyy said.