A Russian ballistic missile strike killed seven and wounded 15 in Ukraine’s Black Sea Odesa region, a local governor said Friday, adding that the attack targeted port infrastructure.Moscow has stepped up barrages on the important coastal region in recent weeks after President Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation for a slew of Ukrainian strikes on tankers carrying Russian oil.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page.“The enemy struck the port infrastructure of Odesa region - seven dead, fifteen wounded,” Odesa regional governor Oleg Kiper said on social media.According to him, “the strike caused a fire in a parking lot of trucks.”In recent weeks, Russia has pummelled Odesa’s logistics and energy infrastructure, hitting a bridge on the border with Moldova and cutting electricity and heating to hundreds of thousands of people in freezing temperatures.The attacks also damaged foreign-flagged civil vessels in regional ports.Earlier on Friday, Ukraine said