Ukraine says Russian missiles hit Odesa coastal towns

STORY: The footage shows destroyed houses in what is said to be the coastal town of Zatoka.

The operational command 'South' of the Ukrainian army said in a Facebook post that several coastal towns in Odesa region were hit.

Reuters could not independently verify the claim, date or location.

The railway bridge in Zatoka is a key connection between Odesa region's south to the rest of Ukraine and had been hit several times before.

Russian forces have also struck port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region on Tuesday (July 26), Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich said.