Ukraine claims Russian shelling of Mykolaiv 'the strongest ever'; 1 killed, 2 injured

As inving Russian troops continue to wreck through Ukrainian towns and cities, Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych called recent Russian bombardment of city " strongest ever." According to a Ukrinform report, Russian forces launched massive attacks during early hours of Sunday, July 31, killing one person and injuring two ors. Furrmore, Russian soldiers pounded sourn city with a variety of explosives, including cluster bombs, between hours 1 a.m and 6 a.m. (local time), Sienkevych said.  

According to a report by Kyiv Independent, due to bombardment, a residential home was demolished, while a school was damaged.   

Mykolaiv Regional Military ministration's he Vitaliy Kim stated on Telegram, “On night of July 31, after 01:00 and at about 05:00, Mykolaiv came under massive fire. According to preliminary data, one person was killed and two people were injured.” 

Recent attack on Mykolaiv

Kim even ded that bombardment caused damage to a number of infrastructural installations, specifically, a motel, a sports facility, two schools, and a gas station. Residential structures also sustained damage, he claimed. 

Furrmore, Mayor Sienkevych even reported hearing explosions brought on by cluster munitions and vised citizens to seek shelter. shockwave and debris have caused damage to several residential structures, according to early reports from Sienkevych. 

In dition to this, a two-story structure, two garages, as well as two outbuildings all caught fire, Ukrinform reported. 

In meantime, after two individuals passed away in hospital, death toll from an attack on a bus stop in sourn Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Friday rose to seven, according to officials. 

Attack on Mykolaiv's Universities

On July 15, Friday, two of Mykolaiv's largest universities were destroyed by Russian aggressors during ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Sukhomlynskyi Mykolaiv National University and miral Makarov National Shipbuilding University were targets of 10 missile attacks from Russia on Friday morning. 

he of Mykolaiv region, Vitaly Kim, posted images of explosion and said that Russia has currently been assaulting its educational institutions. He even urged all democratic nations to denounce Kremlin's war crimes, referring to Russia as a "real terrorist". It is noteworthy that this attack occurred one day after Russian airstrikes in sourn city destroyed a stium, public transportation, and two schools. 

Previously, Oleksandr Sienkevych, mayor of Mykolaiv, h reported that Russian missiles h hit a significant shipbuilding complex in city's industrial and infrastructural district. 

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