«I understood: Shahed will not fly over the house. And then there was an explosion — everything fell apart»: a resident of Mykolaiv about the aftermath of the night attack

Consequences of the night attack on Mykolaiv on 16 February, photo: NikVesti

A resident of one of the houses said that as a result of the strike on Mykolaiv, her house suffered significant damage, including broken windows and doors.

A correspondent of NikVesti talked to residents of a house that was damaged by a nighttime drone attack in Mykolaiv.

«The first sound of Shahed — we were sitting in the corridor. Then the second, third, fourth... And we heard the fifth one clearly — it was flying right at us. I realised that it would not fly over the house. And then there was an explosion — everything fell apart. The windows were shattered, the door was blown out into the corridor, and there were broken windows in the wall. In the kitchen, everything was shattered, and the window was gone. And I don't know how we survived... Probably, God Himself saved us. There were two large windows in the room, and the blast wave threw them over us. I still can't understand how it happened», said Svitlana.

Nataliia, another resident and owner of a damaged shop, said her apartment was heavily damaged and her business, which she has run since 2002, was destroyed.

«I saw Shahed drone approaching and managed to hide to avoid getting caught in the rubble. As a result of the explosion, the balcony block was blown out and the apartment was damaged. I lost my job and income, the goods in the warehouse were burnt and the shop was destroyed. I have been running my business since 2002, and this has never happened before. The windows in the apartment were smashed, the ceiling collapsed, and the chandelier is hanging on the wires», Nataliia says.

Shelling of Mykolaiv on 16 February: what is known

On 16 February, at 0:50, the first explosion occurred in Mykolaiv. Later it became known that the city was under attack by drones. By 1:42 a.m., six more explosions had occurred in Mykolaiv.

In the morning, the head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, Vitalii Kim, said that the strike had damaged critical infrastructure and apartment buildings. At least four shops, a catering facility and office premises were also damaged.

In addition, a 64-year-old man was injured in the attack. He was hospitalised and his condition is currently assessed as satisfactory.

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Later, it became known that as a result of the nighttime Russian shelling , some residents of the city were left without heating.

According to the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkevych, work is underway to assess the damage and restore heat supply. 46,000 customers are currently without heat supply.

In addition, due to Russian shelling, Central Avenue in Mykolaiv will be partially blocked in the area of Mala Morska Street.

Sienkevych added that traffic on the avenue from the bus station is unaffected. In the direction of the Bus Station, trolleybuses will run along Velyka Morska Street through the Arkasivske Ring to Sadova Street and then along the route.

Later, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that more than one hundred thousand people in Mykolaiv were left without heating as a result of a Russian Shahed strike.

In the evening, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitalii Kim, said that from today all the houses left without heating as a result of the Russian Shahed strike would be connected to the heating system, but gradually.