Update: 19 injured in Russian strike against Mykolaiv.
The Russian strike against the city of Mykolaiv in the early hours of July 20 left 19 people injured, Governor Vitalii Kim reported[1]. This number includes at least five children, Kim specified. Eight people sought medical help and two, including a child, are hospitalized, he added.
According to the governor, Russian forces launched a missile strike against the southern Ukrainian city around 3:03 a.m. local time. Several floors of a three-story building were damaged and a fire broke out in an area of 450 square meters, which was put out at 7:45, Kim reported. Neighboring high-rise buildings were also damaged, he added.
The aftermath of the Russian strikes against Mykolaiv on July 20, 2023. (Photo: Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych/Telegram)
Based on the report, fire erupted also in three garages, but it was quickly extinguished.
About 15 more garages were damaged and windows were broken in several high-rise buildings nearby, Kim informed. Mykolaiv Oblast is a frequent target of Russian strikes and primarily suffers from Shahed-type drones and Kalibr cruise missiles. The town of Ochakiv sustained several strikes over the past 24 hours, damaging a five-story building and leaving one man injured, the governor reported.
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Martin Fornusek
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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.
Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.
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- ^ Ukraine war latest: Zelensky says Russia deliberately targets grain infrastructure in Odesa OblastKey developments on July 19: * Russia's overnight attack targets Ukraine's grain infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, injures at least 10 * US to provide 4 NASAMS systems to Ukraine under new £1.3 billion military aid package * Russia threatens that all ships sailing to Ukrainian ports will be consid... (kyivindependent.com)