Russia fires hypersonic missiles at Odesa as ’44 civilians found dead in Izyum’

Izyum is an eastern Ukrainian city that Russia has been holding as a key frontline node

A Ukrainian National Guard soldier enters a underground shelter at a position near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday. Picture: Felipe Dana/AP

The bodies of 44 civilians have been found in the rubble of a building destroyed by Russia, a Ukrainian official said.

It comes as Ukraine’s vital Black Sea port of Odesa is repeatedly bombed, including by hypersonic missiles.