Attack on high-rise building in Mykolaiv: death toll increased

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA — FRIDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2022, 19:10

In Mykolaiv, the body of the last victim was taken from under the rubble of a high-rise building hit by a Russian rocket on 13 October; thus, the number of fatalities reached eight.

Source: Oleksandr Sienkevych, mayor of Mykolaiv, on Telegram

Quote from Sienkevych: "Rescue workers completed a search operation under the rubble of a residential building where a Russian rocket hit. At 14:30, they recovered the body of the last victim. In total, the bodies of six dead people were recovered from under the rubble of the building." 

Details:  Sienkevych added that 8 residents of the city died as a result of the Russian attack, including 7 residents of the house and a rescue worker who was on duty at the boat station.

Four high-rise buildings were damaged. There are two severely damaged sections in one of them; that’s where the rocket hit. 

Previously:

• On 13 October, Russia fired eight S-300 missiles on Mykolaiv. However, one of them hit a five-story residential building and the boat station building.
• Initial reports said there were at least 4 dead. On the evening of 13 October, an 11-year-old boy, who was taken out from under the rubble of a house after Russia's attack on Mykolaiv, died in hospital.

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