Two universities in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, were allegedly attacked on Friday morning in a Russian missile attack.
Images released by Ukrainian officials show large plumes of black smoke rising into the sky above a university after it was reportedly hit, along with another city university, by at least 10 Russian missiles.
The images were obtained from Mykolaiv regional governor Vitaliy Kim, 41, who said (in English): “This morning, the terrorist country Russia bombed Mykolaiv again. Launching at least 10 missiles into the city.
“The two largest universities in the city were affected. Now they are attacking our education.
“I ask universities in all democratic countries to declare Russia what it really is: a terrorist country.”
Images released by Ukrainian officials show large plumes of black smoke rising into the sky above a university in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, after being hit, along with another university in the city, by at least 10 Russian missiles. @ vitalij_kim / Zenger
The footage was also broadcast by the Ukrainian government organization, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, along with a statement saying: “Around 8 a.m., more than 10 powerful explosions were heard. in the city. This was announced by the mayor of Mykolaiv. Oleksandr Sienkovych “.
“The Russians attacked two of the city’s largest universities,” Vitaly Kim, the governor of the Mykolaiv region, said later.
“Currently, two people are known to have been injured as a result of the attack.”
It is currently unclear which two universities were affected in the city. The city of Mykolaiv has three main universities: Sukhomlynskyi Mykolaiv National University, Mykolayiv State Agrarian University and Admiral Makarov National Shipbuilding University. According to Ukrainian media, the National University of Shipbuilding Admiral Makarov is one of the two universities affected.
Zenger News contacted the regional governor of Mykolaiv for further comments, as well as the Russian Ministry of Defense, but had not received any response at the time of writing.
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin calls a “special military operation.” July 16 is the 143rd day of the invasion.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that between February 24 and July 15, Russia had lost about 38,000 troops, 1,672 tanks, 3,866 armored combat vehicles, 842 artillery units, 247 multiple rocket launch, 109 air defense systems, 220 warplanes. , 188 helicopters, 681 drones, 155 cruise missiles, 15 warships, 2,731 motor vehicles and fuel tanker trucks, and 67 special equipment units.
Other developments in the war between Russia and Ukraine:
At least 23 people, including three children, have been killed and as many as 117 injured after Russian missiles hit the city center of Vinnytsia in central-western Ukraine, far from the front lines. The State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine has said it is looking for 39 people who are currently missing and 34 more are in serious condition.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the attack “an open act of terrorism.”
The United States, as well as more than 40 other countries, has agreed to coordinate its investigations into alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Forty-five countries, including European Union countries, as well as the US, UK, Canada, Mexico and Australia signed a statement at a conference in The Hague on Thursday, agreeing to work together.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Russia’s war in Ukraine is the biggest threat to the world economy. He added that representatives of the Russian regime “have no place” at the G20 meeting in Indonesia.
Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister, has said Kyiv is “definitely one step closer” to being able to export grain through its Black Sea ports after talks with Russia, Turkey and the United Nations.
The U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War has said Russia has begun “volunteer mobilisations” to address the shortage of soldiers, saying Moscow “had probably ordered the ‘subjects’ Russian federals (regions) form volunteer battalions to take part in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, instead of declaring a partial or total mobilization in Russia. “
This story was provided to Newsweek by Zenger News.