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Ukraine war live updates: Odesa reels from deadly missile attack; 98-year-old walks miles under fire to escape advancing Russians

This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates. 

A day of mourning has been declared in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after a Russian missile strike killed five people and left 32 other injured.

The Russian strike hit a popular seafront park where many people were relaxing or walking their dogs after work, officials said. A law academy building was pictured on fire after the attack.

"The Russians hit one of the most popular locations among Odessa residents and visitors with a ballistic missile, previously with a cluster munition, where people walked with children, dogs, played sports...
Such munitions are used to kill manpower and pose a threat primarily to people, not for machinery and buildings," Oleg Kiper, the head of the Odesa regional military administration, said on Telegram.

In other news, a 98-year-old Ukrainian woman said she walked 10 km (6 miles) under shelling in order to leave the village of Ocheretyne in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, that's now occupied by advancing Russian forces, as she tried to reach areas controlled by Kyiv. See below for more on the story.

A day of mourning has been declared in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after a Russian missile strike killed five people and left 32 other injured.

The Russian strike hit a popular seafront park where many people were relaxing or walking their dogs after work, officials said. A law academy building was pictured on fire after the attack.

"The Russians hit one of the most popular locations among Odessa residents and visitors with a ballistic missile, previously with a cluster munition, where people walked with children, dogs, played sports...
Such munitions are used to kill manpower and pose a threat

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