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Russia strikes Kiev and Nikolaev, casualties reported

Two women injured in southern city

Снимка: ЕПА/БГНЕС

Two women were injured in a Russian drone attack last night in the Ukrainian city of Nikolaev, the head of the Nikolaev regional military administration, Vitaly Kim, announced in the "Telegram" application, quoted by BTA.

The women are 49 and 72 years old, he specified.

According to Kim, fires broke out in three places after debris from hit drones fell. The fires were promptly extinguished.

Damage was caused to seven private homes and a car.

All relevant services have taken up the elimination of the consequences of the evening attack.

According to the last census in Ukraine in 2001 The Bulgarian community in the Mykolaiv region is about 5,600 people.

Bulgarians live compactly in the "Ternovka" neighborhood in the regional Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv. The number of the Bulgarian community there is nearly 5,000 people.

The first Bulgarian settlers founded the Bulgarian settlement of Ternovka near the city of Mykolaiv in 1802.

Russian forces launched a midnight air strike on the Ukrainian capital Kiev, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA, citing the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko and the Kiev regional military administration.

Ukrainian air defenses tried to repel the attack.

"Explosions in the capital. Air defenses are active. "Stay in cover," Klitschko, a former world heavyweight boxing champion, wrote on the Telegram app.