Russia attacked the Ukrainian city of Odesa with missiles at around 2pm local time on Friday.
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00:00Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Odessa injured four people, damaging port
00:05and civilian infrastructure, as well as a ship flying the Antiguan flag.
00:09Odessa and other southern parts of Ukraine are regular targets of Russian missile and
00:14drone attacks.
00:16More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia's military have now died in Ukraine, according
00:21to an independent tally by the MediaZona news website.
00:25However, the Ukrainian general staff instead report that Russia has lost more than 600,000
00:31troops since the start of its full-scale invasion.
00:34Ukrainian President Zelensky will travel to Washington next Thursday for talks with U.S.
00:38President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
00:42He is expected to press for the U.S. to allow Ukraine to use Western-provided weapons to
00:47strike deeper into Russia.
00:49U.S. officials said they have asked Ukraine to spell out more clearly its combat objectives
00:54should the administration greenlight loosening restrictions on long-range weaponry.