Multiple Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian city of Mikolaiv

Multiple Russian airstrikes on the Ukrainian city of Mikolaiv (governor) Kiev, 19 Mar 2022 (AFP) - Russian air strikes occurred on Saturday at a breakneck pace in the Ukrainian city of Mikolaiv (south), where a bombing raid killed dozens of soldiers in a barracks on Friday, regional governor Vitali Klim reported.” We failed to give the alert: when we announced a wave, it already arrived. The message (alert) and the bombings come at the same time,” Klim said on social media.The governor gave no report of damage or possible casualties.As for the barracks bombing, the witnesses' estimates vary widely.” No less than 200 soldiers slept in the barracks,” said a 22-year-old soldier, who arrived from another nearby post. “At least 50 bodies have been removed, but we don't know how many are left under the rubble,” he added. Another military man estimated that the balance of that attack could be a hundred dead. The Russians “cowardly fired missiles at sleeping soldiers. Rescue operations are continuing,” said Governor Klim. Information remains blocked and the official speech wants Mikolaiv, “shield” of Odessa, the large strategic port located 130 km to the west, to resist and reject attacks by Russian troops. js/eg