Death toll in airstrike on Mykolaiv regional administration rises to 13

30.03.2022 13:59

Ukrinform

The rescue operation is ongoing at the scene of a destroyed government building in Mykolaiv: 13 bodies have been removed from the rubble.

Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Council Hanna Zamaziyeva wrote on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"The rescue operation in the building of the Mykolaiv regional council is ongoing. So far 13 bodies of victims have been pulled out of the rubble,” Zamaziyeva wrote.

According to her, a total of 40 people were wounded in Mykolaiv region over the past day. Fortunately, there are no children among the victims. All the victims were taken to medical facilities.

As reported, on March 29, the Russian strike hit the nine-story building of the regional administration and city council in Mykolaiv region. As a result, the central section of the building from the 9th to the 1st floor was destroyed, without further burning.

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops have been shelling and destroying key infrastructure facilities, conducting massive shelling of residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages using artillery, multiple rocket launchers and ballistic missiles.