Occupiers shell residential neighbourhoods of Mykolaiv: 2 civilians killed, 24 injured

STANISLAV POHORILOV – MONDAY, 29 AUGUST 2022, 19:08

Vitalii Kim, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, has reported that there are fatalities as a result of Russian shelling of residential areas of Mykolaiv. He has confirmed that the casualties include 2 killed and 24 injured people.

Source: Vitalii Kim on Telegram; Oleksandr Sienkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv, on Telegram.

Quote from Kim: "Those occupier beasts are shelling residential buildings. There is a passerby dead and [dead] civilians in their homes."

Details: He urged residents to remain in shelters. 

Later, Oleksandr Sienkevych reported that two people were killed and five were injured.

Quote from Sienkevych: "Mykolaiv. Information as of 16:30. Residential buildings and educational institutions have been hit. We know of two killed and five injured people. Rescue services, emergency services and utility workers are already working at the sites of the attacks."

After the all-clear sounded, Kim said the number of injured had risen to 11 and 2 people were killed. He specified that 12 rockets, launched from Russian controlled territory had reached the city, although more had been fired.

Kim reported that as of this evening, the number of wounded increased to 24 people, 2 people were killed.

Background: Powerful explosions are currently being heard in Mykolaiv and temporarily occupied Kherson. Locals are being asked to remain in bomb shelters.

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