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UPDATED: Russian attack on Mykolaiv kills 4, injures 5

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UPDATED: Russian attack on Mykolaiv kills 4, injures 5
A billboard that reads “Mykolaiv: the City of Heroes” stands in a residential district on Aug. 12, 2022, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Photo for illustrative purposes. (Oleksii Samsonov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Editor's note: This is a developing story.

A Russian attack against Mykolaiv on April 11 killed four people and injured five, the Southern Defense Forces reported.

Shortly before the announcement, the Ukrainian military warned of a possible missile attack in the oblast. The Suspilne outlet reported explosions in the city at around 12 p.m.

The attack against Mykolaiv damaged residential buildings, industrial facilities, and cars, the military said.

Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych told a Kyiv Independent reporter that the strike targeted an old industrial facility.

Mykolaiv, the regional center of the eponymous Mykolaiv Oblast with a pre-war population of 470,000, lies roughly 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of the front line.

Mykolaiv Oblast is a regular target of Russian attacks.

The strike on the southern city came hours after Russia launched a large-scale attack against Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure in five oblasts.

The same day, Russian forces shelled Huliailpole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, injuring a 46-year-old woman, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Russia launches large-scale attack across Ukraine, hitting energy infrastructure
The attacks damaged energy facilities in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Lviv oblasts.
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Martin Fornusek

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

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