At least three people were killed and 13 others injured in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Wednesday, authorities said.

In a statement, Ukraine's Operational Command South said that Russian forces fired four cruise missiles from the Black Sea, CNN reported.

According to the Command, the three victims were reported from a retail chain warehouse, where seven people were also injured.

Rocket attack on Ukraine hospital kills 1, injures 15
Rocket attack on Ukraine hospital kills 1, injures 15IANS

The rest of the six injured were reported at another location in the city, where the attack damaged a business centre, an educational institution, a residential complex, restaurants and shops, the statement added.

The attack comes after 11 people were killed, including a child, in Russian missile strikes on the central city of Kryvyi Rih on Tuesday.

(With inputs from IANS)