War in Ukraine: at least three dead, including a child, in Russian strike in southern city of Mykolaiv

“Nous avons déjà connaissance de trois morts, dont un enfant”, a déploré le maire de la ville sur Telegram MAXPPP – Nicolas Cleuet/Le Pictorium

the essential Three people died in a Russian strike on the city of Mykolaiv this Friday, July 19. Five others were injured.

At least three people, including a child, died and five others were injured this Friday, July 19, in a Russian strike on a playground in the southern city of Mykolaiv, announced the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Russian strike hit a playground near an apartment building. At this stage, there are five injured. Three people were killed, including a child", he lamented on Telegram.

The Ukrainian president, who once again denounced "Russian terror", accompanied his press release with several photos showing a building with windows blown out many floors. At least one person was evacuated on a stretcher and two other individuals were lying on the ground, according to these images.

A residential area affected

"New solutions are needed to support our defense", insisted Zelensky, who is currently traveling to United Kingdom. The Ukrainian president tirelessly asks his Western allies for more anti-aircraft defense systems to make it possible to intercept in greater numbers the numerous Russian missiles and drones which strike the country's cities every day.

The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Senkevitch, for his part confirmed the provisional toll of three deaths in this Russian bombing, which affected "a residential area&quot ;, he said.

Mykolaiv, located a little more than 50 km from the Dnieper River, which constitutes the front line between the Ukrainian and Russian armies in this area, is relatively spared from attacks by Moscow's forces since Kiev's recapture of the large neighboring city of Kherson in November 2022.