Renewed Russian shelling in Mykolaiv

Politics 11:45 07 Mar, 2022

There have been reports of renewed Russian shelling in the southern port city of Mykolaiv

City officials have yet to comment on the reports, but the local "News-N" media outlet said that the shelling began at around 03:00 GMT local time.

And a video posted by New York Times reporter Michael Schwirtz, which you can view below, appeared to show the night sky light up with explosions, Qazet.az reports.

Schwirtz tweeted that the shelling appears to be concentrated on the eastern outskirts of the city.

The renewed assault comes a day after Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian attack on the city of 476,100 people and recaptured the local airport.

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