Authorities say at least 19 people killed in missile attacks on residential areas in a coastal town near the Ukrainian port city of Odessa, even as Russia denies responsibility
The airstrikes followed the pullout of Russian forces from Snake Island on Thursday, a move that was expected to potentially ease the threat to nearby Odessa, home to Ukraine’s biggest port.
The Kremlin portrayed the departure of Russian troops from Snake Island as a “goodwill gesture” intended to facilitate shipments of grain and other agricultural products to Africa, the Middle East and other parts of the world. The island took on significance early in the conflict as a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance. Ukrainian troops there reportedly received a demand from a Russian warship to surrender or be bombed, but they refused to budge while supposedly hurling expletives at Moscow's forces.'Step by step' pushback
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