Missile strike on Odesa: State Emergency Service names dead rescuer

Rescuer Denys Kolesnikov was killed as a result of a missile terror by Russians in the Odesa region on Friday.

The press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reported.

"As a result of today's missile terror in the Odesa region, our rescuer, 29-year-old firefighter Denys Kolesnikov, was killed. Denys sustained life-threatening injuries at the scene of a repeated enemy rocket attack on civilian infrastructure while performing his duties," the agency said.

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The SES expressed sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

As reported, on Friday, Russians attacked Odesa with Iskander-M missiles.

The death toll from the Russian missile attack on Odesa has risen to 20. Among the dead and injured are local residents, medics and employees of the State Emergency Service.