site.btaMissile Attack on Mykolaiv Leaves One Dead, 23 Injured, Ukrainian Authorities Report

A missile attack on the town of Mykolaiv  in the early hours on Tuesday left one woman dead and 23 injured, Odesa Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said on Tuesday. Infrastructure was damaged as well. 

Russia launched C-300 missiles at Mykolaiv  around 2:30 am on Tuesday, Mykolaiv regional military administration head Vitaliy Kim said on Telegram. He specified that the injured were provided with medical care. A restaurant complex, shops, residential buildings, and passengers cars were damaged. Fires broke out.

There were seven strong explosions in Mykolaiv within seven to eight minutes after 2:30 am, the local channels reported on Telegram.

The Bulgarian community in the Mykolaiv region consists of 5,600 people, mainly in the Ternivka neighbourhood on the outskirts of Mykolaiv. The first Bulgarian settlers founded Ternivka near Mykolaiv in 1802.