Casualties as Russian forces shell Mykolaiv Jul 23

Russian troops launched a missile attack at a residential neighborhood in ​​Mykolaiv. A number of civilians have been reported as wounded by the strike.

As reported by Ukrinform, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Council, Hanna Zamazeyeva, broke the news on Telegram.

"The occupiers again insidiously fired missiles at one of the residential neighborhoods of Mykolaiv. They targeted the area, which is always crowded," she said.

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According to Zamazeyeva, after a missile struck a residential building, some people are believed to remain under the rubble. A 16-year-old teenager sustained a shrapnel wound.

Medics and rescuers are working at the scene of the attack.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on the morning of July 23, Russian invaders fired six missiles at Mykolaiv, one of which hit a warehouse, putting it on fire. Other strikes hit the city outskirts.

Photo of the State Emergency Service