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2 killed, 7 injured in Mykolaiv amid Russia’s mass missile and drone attack

by Olena Goncharova November 17, 2024 7:40 AM  (Updated: ) 1 min read
Russia's attack on Mykolaiv in the early hours of Nov. 17 damaged several private residences, a multi-story building, cars, a shopping center, and an infrastructure facility, governor Vitalii Kim reported. (State Emergency Service / Telegram) 
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Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated.

Two people were killed and seven injured, including two children, in the city of Mykolaiv amid Russia’s mass drone and missile attack, regional governor Vitalii Kim reported on Nov. 17.

The attack damaged several private residences, a multi-story building, cars, a shopping center, and an infrastructure facility, according to the governor.

Multiple loud explosions were also reported in the capital, Kyiv, between 6:30 and 7:15 a.m. local time, according to a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground.

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said that as a result of falling drone debris, an apartment on the fourth floor of a five-story residential building caught fire in the Pechersk neighborhood of the city. One person was hospitalized as a result of the attack, while one other person received medical treatment on-site.

Further explosions were also heard in the cities of Kropyvnytskyi, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk, Cherkasy, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Kryvyi Rih, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, and Khmelnytskyi Oblast.

Multiple cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles were reportedly launched from the Black Sea, as well as Russia's Astrakhan Oblast and Krasnodar Krai, toward multiple regions.

Russia launches large-scale missile, drone attack on Ukraine, fire, casualties reported in Kyiv
Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Nov. 17.

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