Mykolayiv

Ukraine's air defences shot down nine out of 10 Russian drones overnight over the southern Mykolayiv and Odesa regions and also near Zhytomyr in the centre and in the Khmelnytskyi region in the west of the country, the air force said on Friday.

The Russian defence ministry said on Thursday its missiles had destroyed four fuel storage facilities in the Ukrainian cities of Mykolayiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Chuhuiv overnight.

Seven bodies have been found in the rubble of a school building in the Mykolayiv region of southern Ukraine after it was hit in a Russian air strike on Sunday morning, the Ukrainian emergencies service said on Tuesday.

The incident happened in Mykolayiv, close to the port of Odessa. Russia looked to capture it to speed up the war, but Ukrainian took it back.

Russian troops have entered the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv for the first time, regional authorities said on Friday.

Russian troops have entered the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv for the first time, regional authorities said Friday. Russia has intensified fighting, bombarding cities with shells and missiles, forcing civilians to cover in basements.

Ukraine's air defences shot down nine out of 10 Russian drones overnight over the southern Mykolayiv and Odesa regions and also near Zhytomyr in the centre and in the Khmelnytskyi region in the west of the country, the air force said on Friday.

The Russian defence ministry said on Thursday its missiles had destroyed four fuel storage facilities in the Ukrainian cities of Mykolayiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Chuhuiv overnight.

Seven bodies have been found in the rubble of a school building in the Mykolayiv region of southern Ukraine after it was hit in a Russian air strike on Sunday morning, the Ukrainian emergencies service said on Tuesday.

The incident happened in Mykolayiv, close to the port of Odessa. Russia looked to capture it to speed up the war, but Ukrainian took it back.

Russian troops have entered the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv for the first time, regional authorities said on Friday.

Russian troops have entered the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Mykolayiv for the first time, regional authorities said Friday. Russia has intensified fighting, bombarding cities with shells and missiles, forcing civilians to cover in basements.