Russian attacks escalate in Mykolaiv: 5 artillery strikes and drone use

The occupiers launched five artillery strikes on the Kutsurubska community, fired on the waters of the Ochakivska community, launched a missile attack from tactical aircraft and sent a drone to an industrial facility.

This was reported by the press service of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration.

On the night of February 20, the Mykolaiv regional air defense forces shot down an enemy Shahed 131/136 attack drone.

On February 19, the enemy carried out five artillery strikes on the Kutsurub community. As a result of one of the attacks, two residential buildings in Kutsurub village were damaged. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

On the same day, at 09:21, Russian troops fired artillery fire at the water area of the Ochakiv community. There were no casualties as a result of the shelling.

At 09:23, the enemy launched a missile attack on Mykolaiv district from tactical aircraft. The attack caused no damage or casualties.

Also on February 19, the enemy used an unmanned aerial vehicle of an unspecified type, probably a jet, to target an industrial facility in Mykolaiv district. After the drone fell, a blast wave damaged the administrative building of the enterprise. No people were injured.

On February 19 in the morning, during an air raid alert, explosions were heard in Mykolaiv. The military warned in advance of a possible missile attack from Crimea. The alarm was announced at 09:22, but eight minutes later, at 09:30, it was canceled.

On February 7, at 18:35, Russian troops opened artillery fire on the Kutsurubska community of Mykolaiv district. The shelling damaged a residential building and a power line in the village of Kutsurub, leaving four settlements of the community - Kutsurub, Ivanivka, Yaselka and Dmytrivka - without electricity.

On the night of February 16, the enemy launched a massive attack on Mykolaiv, damaging a critical facility where a fire broke out. The blast wave and debris damaged five high-rise buildings, four shops, a catering facility, and office space.

On January 28, at around 20:00, the Russian army attacked a food processing facility with an Iskander-M ballistic missile. The attack killed two employees of the company, women aged 54 and 56. The missile partially destroyed the shop building and damaged the administrative premises.

Анна Бальчінос