Eight people were killed and 18 injured, including one child, as a result of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Odesa on Monday, said Oleh Kiper, head of Odesa Regional Administration.

"According to preliminary estimates, as a result of the Russian attack, there are eight dead and 18 wounded. There is one child among the injured. Four people are in serious condition," Kiper wrote on Telegram.

Earlier, MP of the European Solidarity faction Oleksiy Honcharenko, who was at the site of the strike, and Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov reported eight dead. According to them, the blow fell on the central part of the city. They also reported casualties due to the hit, but did not specify their number.