Russian shell hits bus stop in Mykolaiv: 5 people killed
FRIDAY, 29 JULY, 10:04
On the morning of 29 July, Russian occupying forces used cluster munitions in an attack on one of Mykolaiv’s neighbourhoods, killing at least 5 people.
Source: Oleksandr Sienkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv, on Telegram; Vitalii Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote from Sienkevych: "A neighbourhood in Mykolaiv has been hit with cluster munitions. There are casualties. Ambulances have already arrived at the scene."
Quote from Kim: "A shelling has just taken place near a bus stop. 12 people are lying on the ground. The ambulances are on their way, [medical staff] are working."
Details: Kim added that according to the most up-to-date information, seven people have been injured and another four have been killed.
Background:
- On 16 May, Russian troops shelled one of the districts of the city of Mykolaiv using cluster munitions prohibited by international standards.
- On 22 May, Sienkevych reported on another shelling of Mykolaiv Russian forces carried out using cluster munitions.
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