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Russian strikes kill one in Zaporizhzhia, two in Odesa

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Russian forces launched strikes on the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Odesa on Friday, resulting in three deaths and multiple injuries. In Zaporizhzhia, a five-storey apartment building was hit, killing one rescue worker and injuring more than 50 people, including six children. The attack in Odesa struck a private residence, killing two people and injuring five others. The report highlights that both Ukraine and Russia deny targeting civilians during the ongoing conflict.
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Odesa Reuters Russian Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia

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Odesa GPE · 3× Zaporizhzhia GPE · 3× Reuters ORG · 2× Russian NORP · 2× Mykhailo Semikin PERSON · 1× Semikin ORG · 1× Serhiy Lysak PERSON · 1× Telegram ORG · 1× Ukraine GPE · 1× Ukrainian NORP · 1×

Narrative

- Russian forces launched strikes on two Ukrainian cities on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than 50 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia and killing two more in the Black Sea port of Odesa, regional officials said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-13
Reuters could not independently confirm the accounts.
2026-11-13 · The Straits Times
Russian strikes kill one in Zaporizhzhia, two in Odesa · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

Russian strikes kill one in Zaporizhzhia, two in Odesa asserted
strikes → kill → Odesa
- Russian forces launched strikes on two Ukrainian cities on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than 50 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia and killing two more in the Black Sea port of Odesa, regional officials said. asserted
officials → launch → Odesa
In Zaporizhzhia, a five-storey apartment building was hit and seriously damaged. asserted
building → hit → Zaporizhzhia
Regional Governor Mykhailo Semikin said on Telegram that a rescue worker was killed when a concrete slab collapsed during operations to clear rubble. asserted
slab → say → rubble
Semikin said six children were among the injured. asserted
children → say → injured
In Odesa, the head of the city's military administration, Serhiy Lysak said two people died in an attack on a private residence. asserted
people → say → residence
Five people were injured, including two in a serious condition. asserted
people → injure → condition
Reuters could not independently confirm the accounts. uncertain
Reuters → confirm → accounts
Both Ukraine and Russia deny targeting civilians in the 4-1/2-year-old war. asserted
Ukraine → deny → war
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