Russian missile shot down over Mykolaiv region

Alyona Mazurenko -Sunday, 8 May 2022, 00:12

Ukrainian defenders have shot down a Russian cruise missile over Mykolaiv Region. The missile was launched from a strategic bomber.

Source: "Pivden" (South) Air Command Public Relations service

Quote: "On 7 May, the anti-aircraft missile unit of  ‘Pivden’ (South) Air Command shot down a Russian cruise missile which had been launched from a Russian strategic bomber in the sky over Mykolaiv Region."

Details: Defenders warn that the threat of missile strikes from the territories of Russia, the Black Sea and temporarily occupied Crimea remains high.

Ukrainians are advised to adhere to security regulations and not to ignore air raid sirens, not to panic, and not to interfere with the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Defence Forces carrying out their tasks.

Background: Explosions were heard in Mykolaiv in the evening on 7 May. The media, citing their own correspondents in the city, reported that explosions had been heard.