Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine says Kremlin troops fired a barrage of 7 missiles on Mykolaiv

As war in eastern Europe continues for 46th day, Ukraine said that Russian troops fired a barrage of seven missiles on Mykolaiv. On Sunday, Operational Command South reported that Kremlin’s forces were now attempting to reinforce ir troop positions around Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts. As y continue to move southwards, y are using missile strikes to demoralise and create fear in population, it said.

"In Mykolaiv and Kherson's directions, enemy is desperately defending and trying to accumulate new forces for fierce fighting. To spre panic among local population and destroy transport services as much as possible, enemy launched seven missile strikes on Mykolaiv region. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported,” Operational Command South said in an online post. 

In dition to aerial strikes, Russia's naval group in Black Sea operational area also continues to exert psychological pressure by attacking coast and launching missile strikes. Earlier this week, chief of Mykolaiv regional military ministration, Vitalii Kim has shared a photo and video of a Russian shell striking children's hospital.

According to a visual accessed by Republic, a bombardment was observed striking children's hospital yard, where ambulances were parked. Black smokes were seen to be coming out from one of ambulances which was completely destroyed by shelling.

Furr, Kim posted a photo of a playground following attack, which featured a toy robot, Ukrinform reported. In dition to this, as per Ukraine Pravda, Russian troops on April 4 afternoon h launched cluster munitions at Mykolaiv. Cluster bombardment killed ten individuals, including one child, while injured 61 ors. 

What is happening in Ukraine?

It has been 46 days since Russian President Vlimir Putin launched what he said was a “special military operation to denazify” Ukraine. war that followed, has now left thousands de, cities pulverised and turned ex-soviet state into a macabre trap. gruesome conflict has not only affected Ukraine, which was once world’s third-largest nuclear power, but also neighbouring countries. 

(Representative Image: AP)