Over 70 buildings damaged in Sunday's shelling of Mykolaiv

The police have recorded more than 70 houses in Mykolaiv damaged by Russian shelling on July 31.

According to Ukrinform, the National Police of Ukraine said this in a statement posted on its website.

"After yesterday's massive shelling of the regional center, the police documented 58 damaged private and 13 apartment buildings, private garages, educational institutions, private offices, a hotel, utility and private enterprises, and administrative buildings. There are dead and injured civilians," the statement said.

Law enforcement officers are recording war crimes committed by Russian troops under Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The Bashtanka and Mykolaiv districts also came under attack on July 31. Shelling was carried out outside the population centers. Fields were burning and power outages were recorded in the villages of Lepetykha district.

In the past day, police units processed 810 reports received from citizens. Almost all of them concerned the consequences of shelling.

"Tonight, on August 1, enemy troops once again attacked Mykolaiv. It is known that damage was done to private residential buildings, the premises of a traumatology center in one hospital, a humanitarian warehouse with medical drugs, and vehicles," the statement said.