Russian attack damages logistics facility in Mykolaiv

Russian drones have attacked Mykolaiv, damaging a logistics facility.

Source: Heorhii Reshetilov, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "The enemy attacked Mykolaiv with Shahed-type UAVs this morning. A logistics facility has been damaged. Fortunately, there were no casualties."

Details: "Judging by the images posted, a Nova Poshta facility has once again come under enemy fire," local media outlet Mykolaiv News reported, referring to the morning attack.

A major fire broke out at the site of the strike. Firefighters began tackling the blaze as soon as it was safe to do so.

"The fire at the cargo-handling facility, covering an area of 500 sq m, was extinguished in the shortest possible time. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries," Mykolaiv News said.

The outlet noted that this was the second strike on the logistics facility in two days.

On the afternoon of 11 October, Russian forces attacked Mykolaiv with a jet-powered Shahed drone. The strike caused a large fire at the same Nova Poshta hub, engulfing the cargo-handling facility over an area of 1,500 sq m.

Russian forces also attacked the Mykolaiv district with strike drones and a Banderol drone-launched missile. Residential buildings, warehouse facilities and infrastructure were damaged in Ochakiv, Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration reported.

Background:

• Russian forces attacked oil and gas facilities and other energy infrastructure in several regions overnight, Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi reported.
• On the night of 11-12 October, Russia attacked a gas production infrastructure in Kharkiv Oblast with a jet-powered kamikaze drone, causing a fire.
• The Russians struck railway infrastructure in the Korosten district in Zhytomyr Oblast.
• They also damaged a business in the city of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

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