Russian air raids on Mykolaiv are taking place in quick succession, a regional official says, a day after a deadly strike on a military barracks in the southern Ukrainian city.
Vitaly Kim, head of the regional administration, says there isn’t even enough time to raise the alarm over the raids “because, by the time we announce this tornado, it’s already there.”
“The [alert] message and the bombings arrive at the same time,” he says on social media.
He provides no details about the extent of the damage or on any possible victims.
Dozens of soldiers were killed after Russian troops struck the military barracks in Mykolaiv early Friday, witnesses told AFP on Saturday, as a rescue operation was underway. Authorities have not yet released an official death toll.
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