02 July 2026

The occupiers targeted the energy sector in the Mykolaiv region

(Illustrative photo: Channel 24)

On the night of July 2, the energy and critical infrastructure of the Mykolaiv region came under attack by Russian occupiers. A local resident was injured as a result of the attack.

This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration.

During the night, “Molniya”-type drones attacked the Snigurivka community. The strike damaged energy and critical infrastructure facilities. According to preliminary data, no one was injured.

In the early morning, another drone of this type struck the Halytsynivska community. In the village of Lupareve, a 66-year-old woman suffered an acute stress reaction. Medical personnel provided her with on-site assistance. The roof of a private home was also damaged.

Over the past 24 hours, Russian troops also attacked the Ochakiv and Kutsurub communities three times with “Molniya” strike drones and used FPV drones on three additional occasions. In addition, they struck the Kutsurub community twice, presumably with multiple-launch rocket systems. There were no casualties in these incidents.

Consequences of the Previous Attack

The Regional Military Administration also highlighted the consequences of the Shahed-type drone strike the region suffered the day before.

In Nova Odesa, a 66-year-old truck driver was killed as a result of an attack on the territory of an agricultural enterprise. Three other men, aged 25, 42, and 50, were injured and hospitalized. As of this morning, their condition is assessed as moderate.

The strike also damaged warehouse buildings and a truck, and caused a fire. In Pervomaisk, a garage was damaged, but there were no casualties.

In addition, Russian troops attacked the city of Mykolaiv with an FPV drone during the day. According to regional authorities, no one was injured in that incident.

The Mykolaiv region comes under Russian attack almost daily. Recently, in the Bashtanka district,a warehouse belonging toan agricultural enterprise was damaged by a drone strike and falling debris, which caused a fire.

Ірина Глухова

You may also like:

Aug. 15, 2026

For the first time in a long while, the sea washed a dolphin ashore in the Mykolaiv region

In Mykolaiv, two men were convicted of attempting to smuggle coins from Olbia and the Roman Empire

Enemy drones damaged a shoe factory in the Odesa region

An infant was killed and a child was wounded in the Dnipropetrovsk and Kherson regions, respectively, as a result of shelling by the Russian Federation

Aug. 14, 2026

A grain warehouse and a hotel caught fire in the Odesa region as a result of Russian strikes

Odessa Honored the Memory of a Maidan Participant and Defender of Ukraine

A Red Cross driver was taken to the TCC during the evacuation from Kherson

The government has allocated 155 million to the war-affected regions in the south—with the largest share going to Odesa Oblast

Odessa ranks second in terms of the number of diplomatic missions damaged by Russian attacks

The head of the Department of Children's Affairs in the Mykolaiv region was involved in a scheme involving fictitious guardianships

A British journalist was honored for her reporting on the war in Odesa and other regions

A Day of Mourning was declared in Znamyanka for the train engineers killed in the Odesa region

Explosions were heard overnight in Sevastopol and the Bakhchisaray District

In the Kherson region, 14 people were wounded as a result of enemy shelling

Aug. 13, 2026

The case of an Odessa military officer who sold positions behind the front lines has been referred to court