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Russians strike Ochakiv, causing fatalities and casualties

Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 09:27
Russians strike Ochakiv, causing fatalities and casualties

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA —  TUESDAY, 28 JUNE 2022, 09:27

Russian invaders fired on the city of Ochakiv in Mykolaiv Oblast in the morning. Three people, including a child, were killed.

Source: Oleksandr Sienkevych, the Mayor of Mykolaiv, on Telegram; Hanna Zamazieieva, Chair of Mykolaiv Oblast Council, on Facebook

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Quote from Sienkevych: "Today, 28 June, at 04:00, the city of Ochakiv in the hromada [amalgamated territorial community - ed.] of Ochakiv came under fire. [The Russians] hit the site of the city market, the building of the Palace of Culture and private sector sites, as well as two residential buildings (direct hits)."

Details: The mayor said that there were fatalities - three people had been killed, including one child, and six others, including children, were injured.  There is no water, gas or electricity in some areas due to the strike.

Hanna Zamazieieva, the Chair of Mykolaiv Oblast Council, specified that a 6-year-old child was killed and 4 children injured: a three-month-old baby who is now in a coma, a one-year-old child plus a 13- and a 16-year-old.

Previously: In the evening on 27 June, Russian forces once again fired on Mykolaiv with cluster shells. Private houses and a vehicle were damaged. Cluster munitions also landed near a public transport stop.

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