Attack on Mykolaiv: the number of victims has increased to 15
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- Alisa Melik-Adamian
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23:05, 19 July, 2024
Russia struck Mykolaiv on July 19, 2024, photo: NikVestiIn Mykolaiv, it is currently known about 15 injured and 3 killed as a result of the Russian airstrike.
This was reported to the Department of State Emergency Services of the Mykolaiv region.
Among the victims were 4 children, 8 people were hospitalized. Three people died, including a child.
Attack on Mykolaiv on July 19
The explosion in Mykolaiv occurred at 5:14 p.m. As it turned out, the blow hit a residential area of the city.
In addition to three houses, a kindergarten was also destroyed by the rocket attack.
An hour after the attack, Vice Mayor Vitalii Lukov said in a comment to NikVesti that three victims were known at the place of arrival, including a child. The mother of the boy who died as a result of a rocket attack is in a state of shock. Psychologists work with her.
The law enforcement officers started a pre-trial investigation on the fact of violating the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
It should be noted that previously the occupiers hit the city with an X-59 missile.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also reacted to the attack on Mykolaiv. He noted that now new solutions are needed to support the defense of Ukraine.