New explosions in Mykolaiv: Russian forces target residential building, people trapped under rubble

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO – FRIDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2022, 01:07

New explosions rocked the city of Mykolaiv on the night of 29–30 September. A Russian missile hit an apartment block, trapping people under the rubble.

Source: Oleksandr Sienkevych, Mayor of Mykolaiv, on Telegram; Vitalii Kim, Head of the Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "Powerful explosions in Mykolaiv! Remain in shelters!"

Details: Sienkevych said that air-raid sirens were sounded in Mykolaiv at 22:42.

Update: Later on, Mayor Sienkevych reported that Russian forces attacked a residential neighbourhood. He added that an apartment block had been hit and people were trapped under the rubble. A large fire broke out at the site of the attack.

Meanwhile, Kim reported that the Russians launched two missiles on a residential neighbourhood. One of the missiles hit a nine-storey apartment building. He said seven explosions could be heard, at least two beyond the city limits.

Previously: A suicide drone struck a building in central Mykolaiv late on 29 September, hitting an infrastructure target.

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