Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, March 7, 2022
Russian artillery pounds city of Mykolaiv
Russian artillery launches a heavy bombardment of the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.
The shelling hits the city’s outskirts, lighting up the night sky, The New York Times reports.
Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops out of the city yesterday and recaptured its airport.
The strategic city has an important port on the Black Sea.
Russian forces appear to have launched a heavy artillery barrage against Mykolaiv, a day after Ukrainian troops pushed them from the city and recaptured the airport. From my vantage, I could see flashes from the attack lighting up the night sky along a large swath of the city. pic.twitter.com/cm4E0cNtN3
— Michael Schwirtz (@mschwirtz) March 7, 2022