Mykolaiv Commemorates 37 Lives Lost in 2022 Russian Missile Strike

Three years ago, on March 29, 2022, a Russian missile hit the building of the Mykolaiv Regional Council and took the lives of many people. Today, the city honored the memory of the victims of the insidious enemy strike.

This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration.

Citizens, relatives, friends and colleagues came together to remember those who died that day.

(Photo: Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration press service)

This horrific Russian act of terror cut short the lives of people who selflessly worked for their country, faithfully fulfilled their duties and remained true patriots of Ukraine.

"The hearts of Mykolaiv residents will forever bear the pain of loss, and the memory of their fallen colleagues, friends and family will live on as a bright memory. We remember, we grieve, we condole," the statement reads.

(Photo: press service of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration)

The strike occurred at 8:45 a.m., when most employees were just starting their workday. The occupiers fired a Kalibr missile at the building of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration. The central part of the building collapsed from the ninth to the first floor. Search and rescue operations lasted five days. Among the dead were employees of the Regional Military Administration, the regional council, the Economic Court, and military personnel guarding the area. In total, 37 people died.

According to Vitaliy Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv DMA, the building is not subject to repair or reconstruction.

Mykolaiv and the region suffer from enemy shelling almost every day.

On March 8, at about 07:45, the enemy launched a missile attack on the open area of Mykolaiv district, probably with an Iskander-M missile. There were no casualties or damage.

Before that, the enemy attacked the area with an X-35 cruise missile, which lost its combat capability over open terrain. At night, air defense destroyed two more drones. In Mykolaiv district, debris hit an infrastructure facility, causing a fire, and the blast wave damaged warehouses.

Ірина Глухова