is back on the streets. hello and welcome to bbc news. officials in ukraine say at least eight people have been killed in russian missile strikes on the black sea port of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 20 other people were injured in the attacks, on a military facility and two residential buildings. the ukrainian foreign minister says the attacks were designed to spread terror. it comes as russian troops are reported to be trying to storm the azovstal steel works in the city of mariupol, where ukraine s remaining forces in the city are still holding out. more on that in a moment, but first our correspondent, caroline davies, has the latest from odesa. thick black smoke that cut through the calm of
this is bbc news, the headlines. government officials in ukraine say at least eight people have been killed in missile strikes on the southern port city of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 20 other people were injured in the attacks. the ukrainian foreign minister says they were designed to spread terror. ukraine s president zelensky has announced that the us secretary of state and us defence secretary will visit kyiv on sunday. they re the most senior us officials to visit ukraine since the start of the conflict. mr zelensky expressed his gratitude to the us for its provision of weapons. voting has begun in some french overseas territories in the second round of the presidential election. the polls will open in france itself in a few hours time. the incumbent, emmanuel macron, is going head to head
officials in ukraine say at least eight people have been killed in russian missile strikes on the black sea port of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 20 other people were injured in the attacks, on a military facility and two residential buildings. the ukrainian foreign minister says the attacks were designed to spread terror. it comes as russian troops are reported to be trying to storm the azovstal steel works in the city of mariupol, where ukraine s remaining forces in the city are still holding out. more on that in a moment, but first our correspondent, caroline davies, has the latest from odesa. thick black smoke that cut through the calm of a saturday
this is bbc news, the headlines: government officials in ukraine say at least eight people have been killed in missile strikes on the southern port city of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 20 other people were injured in the attacks. the ukrainian foreign minister says they were designed to spread terror . ukraine s president zelensky has announced that the us secretary of state and us defence secretary will visit kyiv on sunday. they re the most senior us officials to visit ukraine since the start of the conflict. mr zelensky expressed his gratitude to the us for its provision of weapons. voting has begun in some french overseas territories in the second round of the presidential election. the polls will open in france itself in a few hours time. the incumbent emmanuel macron is going head to head
this is bbc news, the headlines. government officials in ukraine say at least eight people have been killed in missile strikes on the southern port city of odesa. the dead include a three month old baby. 20 other people were injured in the attacks. the ukrainian foreign minister says they were designed to spread terror. ukraine s president zelensky has announced that the us secretary of state and us defence secretary will visit kyiv on sunday. they re the most senior us officials to visit ukraine since the start of the conflict. mr zelensky expressed his gratitude to the us for its provision of weapons. voting has begun in some french overseas territories in the second round of the presidential election. the polls will open in france itself in a few hours time. the incumbent, emmanuel macron, is going head to head