Mykolaiv: Russia hits apartment building, killing civilians

ANASTASIIA KALATUR – WEDNESDAY, 29 JUNE 2022, 06:50

Blasts were heard in the city of Mykolaiv on the morning of 29 June: Russian forces have targeted a high-rise apartment building, killing three and injuring five civilians.

Source: Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration; Oleksandr Sienkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv

Details: As of 8:20 a.m., it is known that 5 people were injured and 3 killed, Kim said.

A State Emergency Service officer has sustained injuries.

A team of rescuers and paramedics are already at work at the site of the attack.

Sienkevych asked Mykolaiv residents to remain in shelters and refrain from going outside until an all-clear was sounded. He also reminded witnesses of the attack to refrain from sharing footage and photographs from the site of the incident.