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Mayor: Russia shells civilian infrastructure in Mykolaiv overnight on Aug. 1

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According to Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych, Russian forces shelled multiple buildings in the southern city of Mykolaiv, including a hospital, where an emergency room was partially destroyed. "Fortunately, the staff and patients were not injured," Sienkevych said.

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