Russian airstrike hits residential area in Mykolaiv. Russians killed three civilians, including child
Russian Armed Forces launched an airstrike on a residential area in the City of Mykolaiv, claiming the lives of three civilians, according to Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych on Telegram and Vitalii Kim, head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration.
At 16:42, Ukraine’s Air Force reported a threat of airstrikes in the southeast. Half an hour later, the Ukrainian military noted that a missile had been launched on Mykolaiv Oblast, stressing that “Mykolaiv should take cover immediately”.
At 17:17, Sienkevych said an explosion had been heard in Mykolaiv. A Russian missile strike on Mykolaiv hit a children’s playground near an residential house. Kim said ambulances were on the way to the scene.
The Mykolaiv mayor later added that “three people, including a child, are known to have been killed” in the attack.
Among those killed in Mykolaiv is 12-year-old Kyrylo Diadiushko. He was involved in folk dancing, as reported by the ensemble where the boy danced.
“A great tragedy has occurred in our ensemble… Our Kyrylo Diadiushko is no more. Today he came under fire,” the Souvenir folk dance studio reported.
Kyrylo DiadiushkoOn July 20, Sienkevych reported that the fourth civilian died after being injured in a Russian strike on the city.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the Russian air strike on Mykolaiv, stating that fresh measures were required to bolster Ukrainian air defense.
Earlier, Zelenskyy appealed to world leaders who are still not on board with the Global Peace Summit to join the collective effort. He called on them to show leadership in advancing real peace, not just a pause between strikes.
Zelenskyy expressed confidence that the efforts of the global majority are the best guarantee that all commitments will be fulfilled.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin claimed that Russia would not participate in the next Peace Summit. He called Zelenskyy’s peace formula an ultimatum and added that Russia would not take part in such summits.
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President Zelenskyy announced that six additional countries and organizations have signed the Peace Summit communiqué following the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland. Among them are Barbados and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Lytvynenko, stated Ukraine realises the war will end with negotiations. Therefore, it is preparing and promoting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s peace formula.
