Mykolaiv government building missile strike
Part of the battle of Mykolaiv during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Demolition from the 9th to the 1st floor of the central section of the 9-storey Administrative buildings, which housed Regional State Administration and Regional Council
LocationMykolaiv, Ukraine
Coordinates46°58′30″N 31°59′51″E / 46.97487°N 31.99763°E / 46.97487; 31.99763
Date29 March 2022
~08:45 UTC+3)[1]
Attack type
Missile strike
WeaponsCruise missile[2][3]
Deaths37[4]
Injured34[5]
PerpetratorsRussian Navy

On 29 March 2022, Russian forces carried out a missile strike (supposedly using Kalibr missile[6]) on the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration's headquarters during the battle of Mykolaiv. It resulted in at least 37 deaths and 34 injuries.

Missile strike

The missile strike left half of the building destroyed,[7] leaving a massive hole inside the building's structure and triggering numerous fires. The governor's office was destroyed.[8]

As a result of the attack,[9][10] 37 people were killed[11] and 34 were injured.[12]

Governor of Mykolaiv Oblast Vitaliy Kim overslept that night, preventing him from going to work and saving his life.[13] Initially, the governor said that eight people were still trapped under the rubble and three soldiers remained missing.[7]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed reports about the missile strike shortly later in a video to the Danish Folketing.[14]

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Victims

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References

  1. ↑ "Російська ракета пробила 9 поверхів Миколаївської ОДА (фотосвідчення)" (in Ukrainian). Радіо Свобода. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Росіяни після обстрілу центру Миколаєва висуваються в його бік з Херсону" (in Ukrainian). Military. 29 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Missile leaves gaping hole in government building in Mykolaiv, Ukraine – video". The Guardian (in Ukrainian). 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Udar russkoi rakety on the building of the Nikolaev regional council. Who died" (in Ukrainian). Public | News. 5 April 2022. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "15 victims: the death toll from the attack on the Nikolaev OVA has increased" (in Ukrainian). UNIAN. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Російські нацисти обстріляли "Калібрами" Миколаїв: десятки жертв та поранених". Апостроф. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Russian strike hits government building in Mykolaiv". Arab News. Agence France-Presse. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Thomas, Natalie (29 March 2022). "Twelve killed in Ukraine's Mykolaiv as rocket blasts hole in regional HQ". Reuters. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "At least 7 dead, 22 injured in Mykolaiv attack, Zelensky says". The Times of Israel. Agence France-Presse. 29 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Death toll from Russian strike on Mykolaiv government building rises to 20". The Times of Israel. Agence France-Presse. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Стали відомі імена загиблих від ракетного удару по Миколаївській ОВА – повний список" (in Ukrainian). 5 Kanal. 6 April 2022. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. (The primary source Archived 10 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine)
  12. ↑ "Death toll from attack on Mykolaiv Regional State Administration rises to 36". Ukrinform. 2 April 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  13. ↑ Kilner, James (29 March 2022). "'I overslept': How Mykolaiv governor dodged Russian missile strike". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  14. ↑ Lock, Samantha; Singh, Maanvi; Walters, Joanna; Chao-Fong, Léonie; Belam, Martin (29 March 2022). "At least seven killed after strike on building in Mykolaiv, Zelenskiy says". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  15. ↑ OSINTtechnical. "Mykolaiv, a camera captured a Kalibr hitting the regional administration building". Twitter. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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